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Secretary Hegseth Delivers the Technological Dominance Speech at the War Department, Jan. 12, 2026

January 12, 2026 · Department of War · 0:42:17

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What happened

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered the speech titled “Technological Dominance at the War Department” on January 12, 2026, according to the Department of War’s description published with the upload, which the department posted on January 13, 2026. The full address runs just over forty-two minutes.

Why it matters

A titled set-piece address on technological dominance is the Secretary’s technology agenda stated as doctrine — the benchmark against which the department’s subsequent technology and acquisition announcements can be checked.

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The address is recorded here as the department’s stated account at the time, to be checked against the subsequent technology and acquisition record.

Sources: U.S. Department of War, “Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers the Technological Dominance at the War Department speech,” uploaded January 13, 2026 (official upload, embedded above; the department’s description dates the speech January 12, 2026). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.