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doctrine-change2026-10-13 20:45 UTC🇺🇸 Washington, D.C., United States

U.S. Army renames futures command to emphasize autonomous systems and aligns modernization under new guidance

The U.S. Army announced it redesignated Futures and Concepts Command as U.S. Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM) and described plans to develop corps-level autonomous capabilities. The announcement was made at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and tied to newly published “How the Army Fights” guidance, including intent to push one-way attack drones down to squad level.

DETAILS
Type
doctrine-change
Occurred
2026-10-13 20:45
Reported
2026-10-13
Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates
38.8951, -77.0364
Confidence
78 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

No damage reported; organizational renaming and doctrinal/modernization guidance related to autonomous systems and drones.

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