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Hegseth’s $50B Autonomous Weapons Ask Likely Restates the Unpassed $53.6B Reconciliation Line in the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group Budget, and FY2026 Appropriation Was $225.9M

Shahid Shah - October 22, 2026

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