Indo-PacificGPS, subs and microelectronics: Biden defense budget is all China
Outdated equipment is shelved to pave way for research into future warfare
The "Block V" version of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine will have additional payloads of Tomahawk cruise missiles. (Photo courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat)
KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia chief desk editor
NEW YORK -- America needs to be at least one technical generation ahead of any adversary when it comes to satellite-based navigation, U.S. President Joe Biden's first defense budget request notes, asking for $1.8 billion to bolster the Global Positioning System.