China's Pacific Push Spurs U.S. Spending on Anti-Sub Warfare

(Updates with latest Chinese maneuvers in fourth paragraph, Korean confrontation in 15th, Ultra shares in 19th.)(Bloomberg) -- China's naval expansion in the Pacific Ocean is poised to accelerate U.S. investment in anti- submarine warfare equipment, according to Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc, the world's biggest supplier of sonar detectors.The Pentagon and its allies will focus spending on devices able to spot subs even in the noisiest shipping lanes as China's naval build-up heightens

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