FUTURE WARFARE
Breaking Defense October 13, 2026
LaNeve ‘redesignates’ Army’s Futures and Concepts Command as new FASCOM autonomy command
WASHINGTON — The Army’s top officer revealed today that the service has “redesignated” its Futures and Concepts Command (FCC) as the new Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM).“We are incorporating autonomous and unmanned systems at every single echelon across the formation … with the force structure to match … including introducing UAS [unmanned aerial systems] and robotics military specialties to integrate these technologies at the point of need,” Acting Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve said at the annual AUSA conference.
Breaking Defense October 2, 2026
Army to establish new autonomy command, acquisition executive
WASHINGTON — The Army is standing up a new command and a new acquisition office dedicated to further prioritizing autonomous technology, according to a service spokesperson and a memo reviewed by Breaking Defense.The changes, first reported by Axios, come on the heels of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s newly announced initiatives at the Pentagon to create a new four-star command, called Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM), centered on drones and similar technology as well as a new working group on the future of defense. According to a Thursday memo reviewed by Breaking Defense and signed by Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle, orders the creation of the Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM.
Times Now October 1, 2026
‘Project Meridian’: Hegseth Taps Musk, Luckey and Gingrich for Future Warfare Review
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a new Pentagon initiative led by xAI CEO Elon Musk, Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich to examine the future of warfare.The initiative, named Project Meridian, will bring together technologists, innovators, business leaders, policymakers and national security experts to assess how emerging technologies could shape future battlefields.
Breaking Defense September 30, 2026
Hegseth announces plans for new 4-star drone command, among other initiatives
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth today announced a series of new initiatives, highlighted by plans to create a new four-star command centered on drones and a new working group on the future of defense.In a speech at Quantico, Va., billed as a “State of the Force,” Hegseth also discussed major cuts to the number of general officers at the Pentagon.The biggest news focused on the new command, which Hegseth dubbed Autonomous Warfare Command, or AUTOWARCOM, that will have “service-like authorities built to scale autonomous and robotic capabilities across the joint force in the fastest peacetime shift in modern military history.”