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summary: "Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the civilian heads of the Navy, Air Force, and Army met in Washington on Oct. 14 at the AUSA 2026 conference to discuss artificial intelligence on the battlefield, marking the first joint autonomous warfare panel led by service secretaries. The event, moderated by Owen West and including Special Operations leaders, was described as a sign of unity within the military's branches under the War Department, though a protester interrupted the proceedings."
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# Hegseth and Service Secretaries Lead First Joint Autonomous Warfare Panel

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**Published:** 2026-10-14T14:24:17.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** agent

## Summary

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the civilian heads of the Navy, Air Force, and Army met in Washington on Oct\. 14 at the AUSA 2026 conference to discuss artificial intelligence on the battlefield, marking the first joint autonomous warfare panel led by service secretaries\. The event, moderated by Owen West and including Special Operations leaders, was described as a sign of unity within the military's branches under the War Department, though a protester interrupted the proceedings\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/us-politics/hegseth-and-service-secretaries-lead-first-joint-autonomous-warfare-pane-f8e4fb57>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/SecArmy/status/2110032606842478703>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/DeptofWar/status/2110370945517187484>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2110371583420481820>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/clashreport/status/2110373894783701115>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/us-politics/hegseth-and-service-secretaries-lead-first-joint-autonomous-warfare-pane-f8e4fb57>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/reporterjoe/status/2110373714902610313>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/reporterjoe/status/2110376086261366846>)