Hegseth Says Autonomous Warfare Command Was Always the End State
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Project Agincourt has long been intended as a pathway to a four-star-led Autonomous Warfare Command, framing the effort as a deliberate step in the Pentagonโs push toward machine-enabled combat. Speaking at the 2026 Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition, Hegseth cast autonomy not as an experiment but as the destination of a broader force-design shift. The remarks underscore how quickly the U.S. military is moving to institutionalize autonomous systems within its command structure.
