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Pentagon's AI and autonomy push is in limbo without reconciliation

It's unclear if War Secretary Pete Hegseth can get Congress's support for his "generational" investment to spark the department's evolution.

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Pentagon needs $50B for mass drone production, Hegseth saysDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants $50 billion in reconciliation funding to support the Pentagon's push to scale autonomous and robotic systems.

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