Hegseth announces new four-star autonomous drone command, orders phase-out of experimental battalion

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in his State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, announced the creation of a new four-star command dedicated to scaling autonomous and robotic capabilities, and ordered the phasing out of an experimental Unmanned Assault Battalion in Europe. He also issued a memorandum to speed up counter-drone technology deployments across US bases and critical infrastructure.

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