The document was published as an open manifesto for industry and the military from the leaders of Project Agincourt (Project Agincourt is a temporary headquarters tasked with establishing a full‑fledged AUTOWARCOM command by October 1, 2027).
The main ideas of the new command:
▪️ Expertise and selection: manufacturers work directly with combat units. The drone is tested during exercises or in real combat to confirm its relevance.
▪️ Strict filter: if the drone fails under electronic warfare or does not show results, it is taken out of production. If it demonstrates effectiveness, it is put into series production, bypassing multi‑year procurement mechanisms.
▪️ Economy comes first: every dollar spent must either reduce the cost of hitting the target or reduce the risk to soldiers. This is a direct bet on cheap kamikaze drones versus expensive equipment.
▪️ Different sets of weapons for different theaters: the Pacific region requires autonomy and long‑range communication (long distances, dispersed forces), while Europe requires resistance to electronic warfare and dense air defence.
Urgency does not justify inaccuracy. Evidence will determine the outcome. Competitions, exercises and combat effectiveness will determine which systems are scaled up and which will be cut out.
To simplify, this is about an attempt to speed up the delivery of drones that have been tested in combat to units. The main selection criterion is confirmation in real combat: What works at the front is what goes to the troops. The military environment acts as the experts, and it is they who will later use drones in combat.
✨ The creation of a separate command has become relevant because the traditional American procurement bureaucracy not only fails to keep up with the rapid evolution of unmanned warfare but is also capable of acknowledging this lag. Right now, the United States has several active theaters of military operations. The conclusions drawn based on the analysis of the new format and economy of military operations will be tested in practice in the next major conflict. Therefore, their importance and timeliness are hard to overestimate.
⚡️Two Majors