The Pentagon created a new "drone czar" role to oversee all US unmanned systems, aiming to speed development and deployment across air, land and sea.

An internal memo obtained by Breaking Defense shows Secretary Pete Hegseth creating a new drone czar for the Pentagon.

The Pentagon created a new "drone czar" role to oversee all US unmanned systems, aiming to speed development and deployment across air, land and sea.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the creation of the DRPM-UxS, or direct reporting portfolio manager for unmanned offensive and defensive systems, via memo.