LaNeve ‘redesignates’ Army’s Futures and Concepts Command as new FASCOM autonomy command

U.S. Army Vice Chief of Staff, Gen. Christopher LaNeve, speaks at the 2026 AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander Nieves)

WASHINGTON — The Army’s top officer revealed today that the service has “redesignated” its Futures and Concepts Command (FCC) as the new Army Futures and Autonomous Systems Command (FASCOM).

“We are incorporating autonomous and unmanned systems at every single echelon across the formation … with the force structure to match … including introducing UAS [unmanned aerial systems] and robotics military specialties to integrate these technologies at the point of nee d,” Acting Chief of Staff Gen. Christopher LaNeve said at the annual AUSA conference.

“Wi th [Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s] ann ouncement establishing Autonomous Warfare Command , Acting Secretary [Adam] Telle and I have redesignated Futures and Concepts Command to serve as US Army F utures and Autonomous Systems Command … FASCOM,” he said.

Earlier this month the Army announced the establishment of FASCOM along with a handful of other related organizational changes, but at the time did not note FCC’s role. LaNeve didn’t specifically say why Army leaders decided to make the move, but he said it signals that the service is “moving with focus and intention.”

“[As] Acting Secretary Telle likes to say, we are gaining velocity,” he added.

LaNeve sai d in a press re lease prior to his remarks today that FASCOM will be led by a three-star general officer. It will “integrate and ultimately accelerate” the work of the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Medical Research and Development Command, 75th Innovation Command, Joint Modernization Command and the Transformation Decision Analysis Center, he said.

On Sept. 30 D efense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon would create a new four-star command , called Autonomous Warfare Command (AUTOWARCOM), centered on drones and similar technology as well as a new working group on the future of defense.

Today’s move makes the FCC a short-lived organization, at least in name. It was activated at the beginning of this year by then-Secretary Dan Driscoll as a subordinate command under the service’s four-star Transformation and Training Command, or T2COM.

T2COM was established as a result of the service’s sprawling Army Transformation Initiative , which aimed to bolster the service’s modernization and consolidate some of the service’s leadership. It combined the service’s two four-star commands, Training and Doctrine Command and Army Futures Command .

“This goes beyond drones,” LaNeve said in the release today. “FASCOM will pioneer operational concepts that harness autonomous capabilities across all warfighting functions.”

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华盛顿——陆军最高指挥官今天透露，陆军已将其未来与概念司令部 (FCC) “重新命名”为新的陆军未来与自主系统司令部 (FASCOM)。

“我们正在部队的各个层级引入自主和无人系统……并调整部队结构以与之匹配……包括引入无人机系统和机器人军事专业技术，以便在需要的地方整合这些技术，”代理参谋长克里斯托弗·拉内夫将军在AUSA年度会议上表示。

“随着国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯宣布成立自主作战司令部，代理部长亚当·特勒和我已将未来与概念司令部重新命名为美国陆军未来与自主系统司令部……FASCOM，”他说。

本月初，陆军宣布成立联邦空军司令部（FASCOM）以及其他一些相关的组织架构调整，但当时并未提及联邦通信司令部（FCC）的角色。拉内夫没有具体说明陆军领导层做出这一决定的原因，但他表示，这表明陆军正在“有条不紊、目标明确地推进各项工作”。

“正如代理部长特勒常说的那样，我们正在加速前进，”他补充道。

拉内夫在今天发表讲话前的新闻稿中表示，联邦空军司令部（FASCOM）将由一名三星将军领导。他说，该司令部将“整合并最终加速”作战能力发展司令部、医学研究与发展司令部、第75创新司令部、联合现代化司令部和转型决策分析中心的工作。

9 月 30 日，国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯宣布，五角大楼将成立一个新的四星级司令部，名为自主作战司令部（AUTOWARCOM），以无人机和类似技术为中心，同时还将成立一个新的国防未来工作组。

今天的举措使得联邦通信委员会（FCC）至少在名义上成为一个昙花一现的机构。它于今年年初由时任部长丹·德里斯科尔启动，作为联邦通信委员会下属的四星级转型与训练司令部（T2COM）的一个下属指挥机构。

T2COM的成立是陆军庞大的转型计划的产物，该计划旨在加强陆军的现代化并整合部分领导层。它合并了陆军的两个四星级司令部：训练与条令司令部和陆军未来司令部。

拉内夫在今天发布的新闻稿中表示：“这不仅仅关乎无人机。FASCOM将率先提出利用自主能力开展所有作战职能的作战理念。”