The US Army is standing up a dedicated command (FASCOM) and a new acquisition executive focused on autonomy to accelerate fielding of unmanned/autonomous systems across fires, vehicles, breaching, resupply watercraft, ISR, and manned-unmanned teaming. While not a battlefield-proven gadget, it is a notable organizational/doctrinal innovation aimed at scaling autonomous warfare capabilities and integrating them into unit structures and personnel specialties by FY2028.
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US Army creates Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM)
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/10/13/us-army-to-stand-up-command-for-unmanned-and-autonomous-warfare/US Army to stand up command for unmanned and autonomous warfare