US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called a nearly US$1. 5 trillion defence budget request “absolutely critical”, warning that whoever falls behind in autonomy, robotics and AI will fall “even further behind” as Washington eyes China’s rapid military modernisation. Speaking at a panel discuss...
Source: [SCMP](https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3370924/hegseth-calls-us15-trillion-defence-budget-critical-counter-china?utm_source=rss_feed)