# US defense secretary unveils new 'Autonomous Warfare Command'

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- CGTN, 2026-10-01 00:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-10-01/US-defense-secretary-unveils-new-Autonomous-Warfare-Command--1QStmGmeRUI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of an “Autonomous Warfare Command,” a four-star command intended to expand autonomous and robotic capabilities across the joint force. The Pentagon reportedly seeks to triple autonomous-warfare spending, while Hegseth also announced a 20% reduction in generals and admirals and named Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to co-lead Project Meridian.

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