US plans for 'Autowarcom' deepen military's focus on autonomous weapons

DIGITIMESOctober 10, 2026en

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced plans for the creation of a combatant command focused on autonomous warfare and drones. Its planned establishment indicates the turn within the US military toward low-cost and AI-powered systems, which have been pushed to the frontier of defense strategies following ongoing wars in Ukraine and Iran.

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