SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Bloomberg): Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth called on South-East Asia to strengthen cooperation in maritime surveillance, including the use of unmanned technologies to counter what he said was worsening aggression by Beijing in the South China Sea.
Speaking during a meeting in Malaysia with defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Saturday, Hegseth urged the bloc to build a unified maritime domain awareness network and develop joint capabilities to respond to threats.
