The US military is looking to outgun the Chinese military in the Indo-Pacific

The United States is reviewing its military deployments in the Indo-Pacific region to ensure it has sufficient firepower and troops to counter any threat from China, analysts say.

US Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said at a recent online event hosted by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank, he was making "long-range precision fire" his top priority and was looking at options for basing such weapons systems in the Indo-Pacific as part of America's deterrence strategy.

The changes "will allow us to overmatch" potential adversaries like China and Russia, he said, adding the move would also include "establishing joint all-domain task forces".