Hegseth announces a new drone command
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Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller has been nominated to replace retiring Gen. Stephen Whiting as U.S. Space Command commanding general. If confirmed, Miller will lead the transition of Space Command headquarters from its temporary home in Colorado Springs to Redstone Arsenal.
The Pentagon wants to combine drone procurement and operations under a new command, but Congress will have a say.
The Pentagon will create a combatant command to lead its efforts to develop and deploy robotic weapons, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday in a speech peppered with Bible verses and insults to the press.
Pete Hegseth announced Autowarcom, a new Pentagon command for AI and drones, the first new combatant command since Space Command in 2019.
The service’s new command will be called Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command, or FASCOM, according to a memo signed by Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle.
CAMP WALKER, Republic of Korea — 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command bid farewell to Brig. Gen. Jin Pak and welcomed Col. Ricardo Jones during a
Pete Hegseth has announced Autonomous Warfare Command, a four-star US command to scale drones and AI. It will be set up within a year.
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White House nominates next general to helm US Space Command
If confirmed, Lt. Gen. David N. Miller Jr. would take over command from Gen. Stephen Whiting after his upcoming retirement.