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Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

Aviation Week's Check 6 Podcast

'We Happy Band Of Robots'—The Pentagon's New Command

Oct 13, 2026 · 26 min · 6 segments

Will Project Agincourt spur the new U.S. Autonomy Command to great things? Editors discuss the implications of the Pentagon's military autonomy efforts and the broader context of uncrewed systems in…

Will Project Agincourt spur the new U.S. Autonomy Command to great things? Editors discuss the implications of the Pentagon's military autonomy efforts and the broader context of uncrewed systems in modern warfare.

Will Project Agincourt spur the new U.S. Autonomy Command to great things? Editors discuss the implications of the Pentagon's military autonomy efforts and the broader context of uncrewed systems in…

Speakers: Steve TrimbleGuestRobert WallHostBrian EverstineGuest

Top entities: Air force×10 Army×9 Steve Trimble×8 The Pentagon×10 Ukraine×19

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Steve TrimblePerson
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Brian EverstinePerson
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Aviation Week NetworkCompanyCompany
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Owen WestPersonAuthor and former United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict
62%2 mentions
NavyEntity
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Volodymyr ZelenskyyPersonPresident of Ukraine
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14%1 mention
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9%2 mentions
IsraelisEntityEthnic group
5%2 mentions
AustraliaCountryCountry in Oceania
2%1 mention
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2%1 mention

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Project AgincourtMilitary > Military organizations > Joint commands > Autonomous Warfare Command
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Defense Autonomous Warfare Group fundingGovernment > Defense policy > Military legislation and budgeting
Proposed October 2027 authorizationGovernment > Defense policy > Military legislation and budgeting > Defense Autonomous Warfare Group funding
Unmanned and autonomous operationsWar > Modern warfare
Ukraine drone-enabled combined-arms operationsWar > Modern warfare > Unmanned and autonomous operations
Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman directionWar > Modern warfare > Unmanned and autonomous operations > Ukraine drone-enabled combined-arms operations
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