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Pete Hegseth's got a vision for the military. It leans on drone swarms, chaplains, and tech leaders like Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey.

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Pete Hegseth's got a vision for the military. It leans on drone swarms, chaplains, and tech leaders like Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey. The defense secretary's newly unveiled plan to get the US military ready for future wars turns in part on autonomous warfare and big names in tech.

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