Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom)

New Capabilities

Announced; awaiting congressional authorization; the Senate has not taken up the fiscal 2027 defense bill.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Autonomous Warfare Command on September 30 and told the Association of the United States Army in October that the four-star command was always the end state. The command would buy and field drones, robots, and artificial intelligence across the military, with a target stand-up date of October 1, 2027.

Updated Oct 21