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■Taiwan's Thunder Tiger and AeroVironment to study Switchblade-armed drone boats ■Hegseth seeks $50bn to mass-produce drones, citing China's historic military build-up ■Japan moves to jail unapproved land buyers near SDF bases exposed to drone attack ■Ex-Pacific commander Blair praises Taiwan turning Han Kuang into whole-of-society drills ■China's PLA and Pakistan's army open their first joint ground drill in Xinjiang ■PLA carrier Liaoning flies fighters in waters east of Taiwan, Japan's military says ■Taiwan's Thunder Tiger and AeroVironment to study Switchblade-armed drone boats ■Hegseth seeks $50bn to mass-produce drones, citing China's historic military build-up ■Japan moves to jail unapproved land buyers near SDF bases exposed to drone attack ■Ex-Pacific commander Blair praises Taiwan turning Han Kuang into whole-of-society drills ■China's PLA and Pakistan's army open their first joint ground drill in Xinjiang ■PLA carrier Liaoning flies fighters in waters east of Taiwan, Japan's military says

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Pete Hegseth in a suit raises his hand while speaking to service members and officials on a Pentagon lawn

Hegseth seeks $50bn to mass-produce drones, citing China's historic military build-up

The US defence secretary told AUSA a nearly $1.5 trillion budget is critical as China builds what he called perhaps history's biggest military, with drones moving from thousands to millions.

TaiwanDefence · 1h ago · 3 min read