# Pete Hegseth **Entity class:** Person **Domain:** United States defense policy **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition Pete Hegseth is the United States defense secretary who announced Project Meridian, Project Agincourt, and the proposed Autonomous Warfare Command in September 2026. ## Mechanism and significance The broadcast uses the announcements to examine whether military acquisition can adapt to rapidly changing autonomous technology. ## Relationships - **Research dossier:** [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] - **Ontology route:** [[ASI and RSI Timeline Ontology#Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems|Autonomous Warfare and Strategic Systems]] - **Primary fields:** [[Autonomous Weapons]] · [[AI Superpower]] · [[Machine Succession]] - **Adjacent concepts:** [[Project Meridian]] · [[Palmer Luckey]] · [[Emil Michael]] · [[Newt Gingrich]] ## Sources and provenance - [[research/ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots|ASI and RSI Timeline Research Moonshots]] — immediate source for this node's role in the broadcast research map. ## Evidence boundary The research dossier establishes why this entity or concept belongs in the Moonshots ontology. Time-sensitive organizational, product, policy, and performance claims should be checked against the linked primary source or a current authoritative source before reuse as settled fact.