AutoWarCom

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced the creation of a new four-star command, dubbed AutoWarCom, dedicated to autonomous warfare. The move signals the Pentagon's push to centralize development and deployment of AI-driven and unmanned combat systems under a single leadership structure.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US military will create an Autonomous Warfare Command, dubbed AutoWarCom, to buy new drones and robotics in what he called the fastest peacetime shift in modern military history. He also pledged that every US base will have its own power supply independent of the grid, signalling a broad push to automate forces.

The Pentagon has created a new body dubbed 'Autowarcom' aimed at expanding the US military's use of artificial intelligence and drone technology. The initiative, reported by Reuters, signals a push to accelerate autonomous and AI-enabled warfare capabilities across the armed forces as competition with rival militaries intensifies.