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"It can be difficult to make these systems work in practice. I expect that it will take quite a bit of money, time and focus to get a system like this actually operating," said David Brewster, a senior fellow at Australian National University's National Security College.
Stopping short of saying "red line," a senior State Department official said a US delegation warned the Solomon Islands about a US response should China attempt to have a "de facto" military presence there.
On lawmaker said the drone program was a "rare defense project that was going to deliver new combat capability in just a few years and is shelved after a decade worth of planning and investment."