📡THIS DAY IN HISTORY - July 2nd, 1897 Guglielmo Marconi filed the world's first patent for wireless telegraphy in London. This invention would revolutionize military communications forever. His contributions laid the groundwork for military command-and-control systems ⚡️

Happy Independence Day, fellow Patriots! I’m grateful to live in a country where we have true freedom — safeguarded and purchased by our warriors, past and present. Long live the American Republic, especially those who protect her.

Land of the free, home of the brave, and AMERICAN MADE 🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July!

Freedom endures because of the brave American warfighters that answer the call to defend it. On this Independence Day, I’m deeply grateful to every patriot who stands guard for these United States 🇺🇸

NEWS: DOD ManTech Program Grows U.S. Military Industrial Base defense.gov/News/News-Stor…

A big thank you to our Manufacturing Innovation Institutes for showing myself and folks in the Pentagon the power of American ingenuity. From engineered cells to new UAS technology, each display presented the future of U.S. defense manufacturing 🇺🇸

.President Donald J. Trump in Pittsburgh: "We're here today because we believe that America's destiny is to dominate every industry and be the first in every technology — and that includes being the world's number one superpower in Artificial Intelligence." 🇺🇸

NEWS: Pentagon to Increase Low-Cost Drone Production in U.S. defense.gov/News/News-Stor…

UNLEASHING U.S. DRONE DOMINANCE 🇺🇸 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Under Secretary of Defense Emil Michael toured our "drone petting zoo" in the Pentagon courtyard today to see American-made prototypes that have been rapidly developed in 12-24 months. Accelerated Innovation = Peace Through Strength

Today I joined Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in the Pentagon courtyard to discuss several of our drone projects that have been rapidly tested, evaluated, and developed. We will continue to expedite drone production and help unleash American drone dominance 💪🇺🇸

NOMARS is making waves (literally) in naval innovation 🌊

To our warfighters, and the American taxpayers we will continue to deliver on our promise of transparency. This is what we did this week🇺🇸

📢Under Secretary of Defense Emil Michael engaged with the entire R&E workforce during yesterday's inaugural town hall. He highlighted the critical need to foster collaboration across the Department, enhance agility, and chart a clear path toward a transformative future for the organization.

Today the The White House released America’s AI Action Plan to win the global race. We need to OUT-INNOVATE our competitors, BUILD AI & energy infrastructure, & EXPORT American AI around the world. Visit AI.gov

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Last night’s AI Summit was energizing and full of enthusiasm! I'm excited to help drive President Donald J. Trump's vision of cutting red tape and making the United States THE global leader in AI innovation.

Artificial Intelligence is America's new Manifest Destiny.