US Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM)

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Pentagon creates autonomous warfare command to accelerate drone, AI adoption

Ordered October 1, 2026; will be led by a three-star general; commander not named

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