NEW You can now listen to Fox News! The U.S. Military is launching a brand new autonomous warfare command that will deploy cutting-edge unmanned system across Latin America. This is the first time a combatant commands has taken this step. Gen. Francis Donovan, commander of Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), said Tuesday that he had ordered the creation the SOUTHCOM autonomous warfare command to support national security and regional efforts. The new command will use “autonomous and semi-autonomous platforms and systems” to counter threats across domains and link tactical missions with long-term strategic outcomes. “US MARINE COMMANDS CREATES ATTACK DRONE TEAMS AS ARMS RACE WINDS UP WITH CHINA, RUSSIA” “Our geographical area of responsibility is a diverse environment with a variety of terrains and operational environments, which makes it an ideal place to innovate.” In a written statement to Congress earlier in the year, Donovan stated that he wanted to capitalize on emerging technologies. He told lawmakers he planned to “capitalize on next-generation capabilities like unmanned platform, AI integration, commercial tools, to better enable us and partners to counter… threats together.” “CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FOX NEWS APPIn march, Donovan said he aimed at building cost-effective and modernized forces for SOUTHCOM’s mission, which included autonomous systems and human/machine teaming. “To greatly increase lethality and all-domain awareness for U.S. forces and partner forces, Donovan said he aimed to leverage emerging technologies, telling lawmakers he intended “to capitalize on next generation capabilities like unmanned platforms, AI integration, and commercial tools “SOUTHCOM will work with the War Department’s Defense Autonomous Warfare Group to identify capabilities required for the new command.
