# Hegseth cuts US generals and admirals by 20%, launches autonomous warfare command

https://mins.news/en/video/81343

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-01 03:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_37F8r_d81A

> US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced changes aimed at shaking up the military, including a 20 percent cut in the Pentagon’s generals and admirals. He also unveiled a new command for autonomous and robotic warfare and said SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will lead a government project examining the future of warfare.

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