--- title: Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale... description: The Pentagon is standing up a new four-star command, Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom), to oversee the design, development, and fielding of drones,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-creates-autonomous-warfare-command-to-scale-drones-and-ai-1roxwscew twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI | daily.dev og:description: The Pentagon is standing up a new four-star command, Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom), to oversee the design, development, and fielding of drones,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-creates-autonomous-warfare-command-to-scale-drones-and-ai-1roxwscew og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1rOxwsCew.png og:image:alt: Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Pentagon is standing up a new four-star command, Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom), to oversee the design, development, and fielding of drones, robots, and other autonomous systems across all US military branches. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the command, which will launch within a year, with an interim body called Project Agincourt bridging the gap. It builds on earlier moves, including a June drone office consolidating programs like the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group. The FY2027 budget proposal requests roughly $54.6 billion for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, up sharply from about $226 million currently, though Congress has not yet approved it. New military job specialties for autonomous systems operators are also planned, amid broader warnings from security experts about unconstrained military AI development. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the Pentagon's new Autonomous Warfare Command and what will it do? Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom) is a new four-star US military command announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to develop and field drones, robots, and other autonomous systems across all military branches. Unlike most combatant commands, it will have powers similar to the armed services, letting it drive design, development, and fielding of its own systems. It will launch within a year, with an interim measure called Project Agincourt in place until then. _Those tracking military tech investment can follow developments like AutoWarCom's rollout on daily.dev._ ### How much funding is the Pentagon requesting for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group in the FY2027 budget? The Pentagon's fiscal year 2027 budget proposal requests about $54.6 billion for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, a massive jump from the current roughly $226 million. Congress has not yet approved this request, though senators reportedly put forward a similar proposal during discussions of the defense policy bill for next year. _Readers following defense tech budgets can track funding shifts like this one on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The State of AI: How war will be changed forever](https://daily.dev/posts/the-state-of-ai-how-war-will-be-changed-forever-cbo1h0h4y) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Anthropic, DoD face off over acceptable military AI use](https://daily.dev/posts/anthropic-dod-face-off-over-acceptable-military-ai-use-gwytexney) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Unlocking Autonomy in Military Drones Goes Beyond SWaP-C](https://daily.dev/posts/unlocking-autonomy-in-military-drones-goes-beyond-swap-c-sk18jer62) · Embedded.com · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [How Beijing’s army of robot dogs and AI drones could redefine warfare](https://daily.dev/posts/how-beijing-s-army-of-robot-dogs-and-ai-drones-could-redefine-warfare-g7blpsy1y) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#autonomous-systems](https://daily.dev/tags/autonomous-systems) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-creates-autonomous-warfare-command-to-scale-drones-and-ai-1roxwscew) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-creates-autonomous-warfare-command-to-scale-drones-and-ai-1roxwscew","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-creates-autonomous-warfare-command-to-scale-drones-and-ai-1roxwscew"},"datePublished":"2026-10-01T08:37:35.066Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T08:37:53.519Z","description":"The Pentagon is standing up a new four-star command, Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom), to oversee the design, development, and fielding of drones,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/13ab5f0ea3bc7f0726fddd6f436e4e33?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/13ab5f0ea3bc7f0726fddd6f436e4e33?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-creates-autonomous-warfare-command-to-scale-drones-and-ai-1roxwscew","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"autonomous-systems","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Pentagon creates Autonomous Warfare Command to scale drones and AI"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/pentagon-creates-autonomous-warfare-command-to-scale-drones-and-ai-1roxwscew#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the Pentagon's new Autonomous Warfare Command and what will it do?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Autonomous Warfare Command (AutoWarCom) is a new four-star US military command announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to develop and field drones, robots, and other autonomous systems across all military branches. 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