China’s test of a fractional orbital bombardment system and a hypersonic glide vehicle over the summer should have created more of a sense of urgency within the Pentagon, but that has not happened, the No. 2 military officer says.

Improvements made to the system will improve its capabilities against a range of aerial targets including drones and ballistic missiles.

A Russian direct-ascent anti-satellite missile test destroyed a satellite on Nov. 15, generating thousands of pieces of space debris that threaten the International Space Station (ISS) and other assets.

The White House is pressing Congress to approve a budget before next month’s deadline, arguing an extended continuing resolution (CR) would lead to cuts in defense spending and development delays for hypersonic weapons.

For seven weeks this fall, the U.S. Army’s vision of a conflict in the Pacific played out over the American Southwest with the goal of testing emerging technologies to the point of breaking them and guiding modernization programs at a time when the service’s boss says it needs to make ruthless decisions amid uncertain budgets.

The U.S. Army is confident that the Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile can fly beyond 500 km after the service lost telemetry tracking data of the missile during a long-range test last month.

Taiwan wants to be able to better counter “Grey Zone threats” posed by China, which the island says are designed by the mainland to “seize Taiwan without a fight.”

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