What Happened
New Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager To Streamline Unmanned Systems
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memo creating a new Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager for autonomy, which will oversee almost all drone efforts across the US military. The role, known as DRPM-UxS, will report directly to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg and will serve as the single joint integrator for all unmanned and autonomous system programs. The move aims to speed up the development and acquisition of drone capabilities, as the US seeks to keep pace with adversaries’ rapidly expanding unmanned systems programs. The development was first reported by Breaking Defense.