The post describes the Pentagon standing up a new Autonomous Warfare Command and calls for rapid software/hardware iteration and force-structure changes to shift from legacy manned platforms toward mass unmanned/autonomous systems. This is a doctrinal/institutional innovation rather than a single battlefield gadget, reflecting adaptation to Ukraine-style high-tempo drone warfare.
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doctrineside: natofirst seen 2026-10-01
US creates Autonomous Warfare Command and pushes unmanned-centric force overhaul
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2026/10/23/us-military-needs-urgent-revolutionary-institutional-change-to-prepare-for-modern-war-petraeus-says/US military needs ‘urgent revolutionary institutional change’ to prepare for modern war, Petraeus says