Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used a high-profile Army convention to outline the Pentagon’s strategy for advancing autonomous military systems while urging Congress to approve a sweeping defense spending bill. His remarks came during a period of significant leadership changes within the Army, the military’s largest branch. Hegseth also justified controversial budget cuts affecting senior Pentagon leadership, framing them as part of broader reforms. The speech highlighted tensions between military modernization efforts and fiscal constraints in Washington.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed a major Army convention on Wednesday amid a leadership shake-up in the military’s largest branch, discussing the Pentagon’s approach to autonomous systems and calling for Congress to pass a massive defense budget. Speaking for over an hour, he defended his 20 percent cut to general officers at the Pentagon and...
