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The service is starting the initiative with four domestic ranges and one overseas.

During the Global War on Terror, the Army established large, static and complicated command posts. Army officials wrote in a doctrine note earlier this year that should the service employ these types of sites against a modern adversary, it would be “suicidal.”

Full-motion video data is increasingly relevant as drones reshape modern warfare and commercial remote sensing, the CEO of Enabled Intelligence said.

The proposed Robotic and Autonomous Systems Combatant Command would have special test and evaluation authorities, as well as limited acquisition authorities to streamline capability delivery.

No business developers, keen on growing their company’s margins, were allowed – only engineers keen on solving code. A company’s “ticket to entry” amounted to a willingness to expose its own interfaces, not only to the Army, but to its competitors.

The proposal comes as the Pentagon looks to replicate the acquisition processes practiced by both SDA and the Space RCO department-wide.

The military’s adoption of drones and counter-drone tech has been historically fragmented, with each service pursuing its own strategies.

A spokesperson for Southcom said the new SAWC will “employ autonomous, semi-autonomous, and unmanned platforms.”

Officials briefed reporters Tuesday on the Trump administration’s spending plan for fiscal 2027.