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Autonomous Robotic Naval Command
Rick Fisher, co-host Gordon Chang: Fisher and Chang analyze the U.S. Navy's establishment of the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center, known as AutoWarCom. This new combatant command integrates aerial, surface, and underwater drones to develop tactics and operational doctrine. The initiative aims to counter potential Chinese aggression against Taiwan by deploying autonomous swarms capable of blunting initial invasion forces, amid parallel efforts by the People's Liberation Army to advance AI-driven autonomous warfare. (3)