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Hegseth Teases Update In October On Plans For ‘Generational’ Acquisition Reforms

Hegseth Teases Update In October On Plans For ‘Generational’ Acquisition Reforms
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., Sept. 30, 2025. (Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aiko Bongolan)

During his address Tuesday at a rare gathering of hundreds of high-ranking military officials to push new standards at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also teased plans for a speech in October to detail “generational” acquisition reforms.  “This urgent moment, of course, requires more troops, more munitions, more drones, more Patriots, more submarines, more B-21 bombers. It requires more innovation, more AI in everything and ahead of the curve, more cyber effects, more counter-UAS, more space, more speed. America…

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