(The Center Square) – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to stand up a new four-star command for drones and autonomous weapons by Oct. 1, 2027. The department has not said what the command will cost.
The Autonomous Warfare Command would be a combatant command leading the joint force in unmanned and autonomous warfare, with authority over its own personnel, budget and purchasing, according to the Sept. 30 memorandum Hegseth signed creating it. Neither that memo nor the open letter its leaders released last week says what the command will cost.
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