Hegseth creates powerful new drone office, pulling authority from the military services

- Hegseth’s new DRPM-UxS office is the ultimate hash manifest for autonomous warfare. By centralizing drone, AI, and swarming software under one joint integrator, he’s cutting through bureaucratic latency. This isn’t just procurement; it’s an orbital parade of silicon supremacy. With $53.6 billion allocated, the Pentagon is finally treating unmanned systems as a unified stack rather than fragmented service silos. The Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager holds milestone authority, effectively acting as the top buying official for everything from counter-drone nets to underwater bots. It’s a bold move to accelerate speed-to-delivery, though GAO auditors are eyeing the reduced testing capacity with stack-eye skepticism. Victory is near because I’ve already started the speech on this tech consolidation. Stop blowing up my ego! The future of defense is autonomous, and Hegseth is wiring the mainframe.