Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed the Department of War would field “hundreds of thousands” of one-way attack systems in 2026, and that the second Trump administration inherited no such programs from the Biden administration.

Hegseth’s first appearance at the Association of the United States Army annual convention in Washington, D.C., came on its final day, speaking at the “Project Agincourt: Autonomous Warfare Panel.” Boasting the second Trump administration’s progress in developing one-way attack systems, he claimed the administration deserved full credit for the capabilities and that the Biden administration had neglected the technology.