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Pentagon small-drone oversight role

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The Pentagon has established a Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager to centralize oversight of small-to-medium drones and related systems. The reports do not say whether the role’s remit, leadership, staffing or authority has changed, or whether it has been abolished or replaced.

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    1. Update 1The Pentagon's $75 billion drone portfolio just got a single boss — and no one has been named yet

    The story so far

    1. Update 1

      The Pentagon's $75 billion drone portfolio just got a single boss — and no one has been named yet

      Defense Secretary Hegseth signed a memo on June 29 centralizing nearly every unmanned systems program under one office reporting to Deputy Secretary Feinberg. Two weeks on, the chair is empty.

      Still open after this report

      • Who will be named to lead the office, when they will start, and what budget authority they will hold over the services.
      • Whether the military departments will route drone acquisition funding through the DRPM or preserve parallel programs.

    History

    1. Opened1 report

    Who's involved

    People

    • Pete HegsethUnited States Secretary of Defense1 report
    • Steve FeinbergAmerican businessman1 report

    Places

    • AnkaraAnkara, Türkiye1 report
    • FarnboroughFarnborough, UK1 report
    • ItalyItaly1 report
    • JapanJapan1 report
    • The PentagonWashington, VA, USA1 report
    • United KingdomUnited Kingdom1 report

    Every outlet we read on this story

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