Washington, Oct. 1 -- US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has unveiled six major strategic initiatives aimed at reshaping the Department of War around military readiness, autonomous warfare, domestic supply-chain resilience and technological superiority.
Speaking to active-duty E-6s and O-3s at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Hegseth announced the creation of the Autonomous Warfare Command, a new America's Corps of Cadets program, the FORTRESS America readiness initiative, the Next Great American Base project, an Office of Religious Affairs, and Project Meridian, a review of next-generation military capabilities.
The initiatives are intended to guide the department's priorities in the coming years, with a particular focus on autonomous systems, ...