The Pentagon's secretive Strategic Capabilities Office wants to spend about $1 billion managing 20 classified prototyping programs focused on developing new weapons technology to aid U.S. Indo-Pacific Command in its mission to counter China's increasingly modernized military, according to recently released budget documents. Just over $910 million is being requested for fiscal year 2025 to fund SCO programs specifically aimed at the Pacific Deterrence Initiative , a $9.9 billion pot of regionally focused money that covers everything from missile defense...
