Army’s tech chief talks autonomy, acquisition and the future of drones

Breaking Defense’s Land Warfare Reporter Carley Welch speaks with Army Chief Technology Officer Alex Miller about the service’s autonomy plans, including the newly reflagged Futures and Autonomous Systems Command and its relationship to the Pentagon’s wider autonomy push.

Miller highlights a drone marketplace that has handled more than $800 million in purchases and expanded beyond Army unmanned aircraft to include ground, maritime and counter-drone systems. Looking ahead, he says the Army sees autonomous tech supporting everything from battlefield protection to logistics, ammunition, food, fuel, water and medical supplies.

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