Hegseth Announces New Autonomous Weapons Command While Repeating Attacks on "Woke" Culture During Speech to Troops
- On Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced the new Autonomous Warfare Command at the military base in Quantico, Virginia, focusing on AI, robotics, and autonomous weapons for future military operations.
- Hegseth doubled the reduction target for general and flag officer positions to 20% while aiming to "rip out the politics" of the Pentagon and remove "woke" policy from military culture.
- Project Agincourt will overhaul drone acquisition, while SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, and Palmer Luckey of Anduril will lead the Project Meridian warfare study group.
- Coinciding with Wednesday's announcement, U.S. troops completed their withdrawal from Iraq, ending the 2014 campaign against ISIS that swept across Iraq and Syria.
- Hegseth blasted media coverage of military operations as "treason" while conceding a "free press" is "important," emphasizing the department's "only mission" is "warfighting, preparing for war and preparing to win.
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Hegseth announces a new drone command and cuts to 20% of generals in 'State of the Force' speech
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is announcing some major changes to the U.S. military in what he calls his “State of the Force” address. They include establishing a new drone command and cutting 20% of the nation’s generals and admirals. He…
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Marine Corps TimesHegseth announces new four-star command for autonomous warfare
The new Autonomous Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom, aims to address an acquisition system that isn't keeping pace with the speed of technological change.
Hegseth Promises New Autonomous Warfare Command
In a “State of the Force” address Sept. 30, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced plans for a new four-star command to lead the military-wide push to field autonomous systems, one of several initiatives meant to further his sweeping transformation of the Pentagon. The post Hegseth Promises New Autonomous Warfare Command in ‘State of the Force’ Address appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.
Hegseth reveals first-ever autonomous warfare command
War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday the creation of a new four-star military command dedicated to autonomous warfare, part of a broader effort to expand the Pentagon’s use of drones, robotics, and artificial intelligence on the battlefield. The Autonomous Warfare Command, dubbed AUTOWARCOM, will receive “service-like authorities” intended to accelerate the development, purchase, and deployment […]
The head of Pentagon Pete Hegset on Wednesday, in his address to the United States military, announced the establishment of a new command within the U.S. Armed Forces, which would be responsible for the conduct of unmanned combat operations. "Today, we announce, according to my instructions, the establishment of the Command of Autonomous Warfare Command (Autonomus Warfare Command, or AutoWarCom), which would be headed by a four-star general," sa…
Hegseth announces new autonomous weapons command while repeating attacks on "woke" culture during speech to troops
By Davis Winkie, Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a new Pentagon autonomous warfare command in a speech on Wednesday to troops at the military base in Quantico, Virginia, a sequel to the speech he delivered last year to senior officers that focused on fitness and culture.Hegseth said the new
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