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Lester, N. (2026, October 1). Hegseth harks back to Battle of Agincourt for US hi-tech weapons’ overhaul. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pete-hegseth-the-pentagon-english-elon-musk-quantico-b1299084.html
Lester, Nick. “Hegseth harks back to Battle of Agincourt for US hi-tech weapons’ overhaul.” Evening Standard, 1 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pete-hegseth-the-pentagon-english-elon-musk-quantico-b1299084.html.
Lester, Nick. “Hegseth harks back to Battle of Agincourt for US hi-tech weapons’ overhaul.” Evening Standard, October 1, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/pete-hegseth-the-pentagon-english-elon-musk-quantico-b1299084.html.
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The US Navy established the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia to rapidly integrate robotic and autonomous systems into naval operations, training, and deployment. Announced on September 24, RASWDC aims to consolidate efforts across air, surface, and undersea domains, developing doctrine and tactics for unmanned platforms. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of AUTOWARCOM, a new four-star command dedicated to autonomous warfare technology, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. This initiative will oversee rapid scaling of autonomous technologies across military forces, shifting focus from costly conventional weapons to cheaper AI-driven systems proven effective in recent conflicts like Ukraine. Additionally, Hegseth launched Project Meridian, involving tech leaders Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, to forecast future warfare domains and capabilities needed for American dominance.
