# Army says newly announced autonomy command will feed into planned Autonomous Warfare Command Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle describes an Army-wide coordination role for FASCOM as the service pushes autonomy into its units. Published 2026-10-16 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/16/army-says-newly-announced-autonomy-command-will-feed-into/ The Army’s newly announced Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM) “feeds up into” the planned Autonomous Warfare Command, Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle said Oct. 14.[1][2] He spoke at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington.[1] Telle said FASCOM will work with the other services to create scale for purchasing power and share best practices on autonomy.[1] ## Why it matters Under the Sept. 30 memo signed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the Autonomous Warfare Command would define joint needs and integrate service-provided forces in support of geographic combatant commanders.[1][2] ## Sources 1. U.S. Army: Hegseth: Autonomous Warfare Command has always been end state (Oct. 15, 2026) 2. Secretary of War memo: Project Agincourt - Pathway to the Autonomous Warfare Command (Sept. 30, 2026)