Hegseth Creates New Pentagon Role to Oversee Military Drone Programs

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth established a new direct reporting portfolio manager for unmanned offensive and defensive systems (DRPM-UxS) to oversee the Defense Department’s (DOD) unmanned and autonomous systems portfolio and consolidate drone authorities under a single official. Under the Trump administration, the DOD has been rebranded as the War Department. According to a June 29 memo released Wednesday, the DRPM-UxS will oversee efforts to develop, procure, field, sustain, and operation