Pete Hegseth

Secretary of War

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“Ultimately we will be fielding hundreds of thousands of one-way attack systems this year and into the millions in years to come at a pace that this department's never ever seen before.”
Hegseth leads high-stakes talks on AI warfare, America's military futureFox News, October 14, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Answering a question about the Arsenal of Freedom Tour and drone dominance; the captions carry no speaker names.
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“Whoever's ahead now is going to get much further ahead. Whoever's behind now is going to fall even further behind.”
Hegseth leads high-stakes talks on AI warfare, America's military futureFox News, October 14, 2026. Speaking as: Other. Said when arguing for the 1.5 trillion dollar budget, after listing autonomy, robotics, space and AI.
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“there's about $50 billion dollars in autonomous and robotic system in the reconciliation bill that would go into dog into project edge in court and into auto war comp.”
Hegseth leads high-stakes talks on AI warfare, America's military futureFox News, October 14, 2026. Speaking as: Other. On the budget; the captions garble the program names.
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    Hegseth leads high-stakes talks on AI warfare, America's military future

    Fox News posts a 64-minute panel at the AUSA conference in Washington. Pentagon leaders, moderated by Owen West of Project Agent Court, describe a planned four-star Autonomous Warfare Command, mass purchases of drones and a funding push through reconciliation. The captions contain little on safety limits.