U.S. Robotic and Autonomous Systems Command (RASCOM)

New Capabilities

Proposed in the Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal 2027 defense bill

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Autonomous Warfare Command on September 30 and told the Association of the United States Army in October that the four-star command was always the end state. The command would buy and field drones, robots, and artificial intelligence across the military, with a target stand-up date of October 1, 2027.

Updated Oct 21