Donald Trump’s Pentagon chief moderated his stance to get the job but is now pushing for change in the name of high standards.

The memo directs the military services to create active duty formations by September, built for the sole purpose of scaling the use of drones across DOD.

Pentagon removes barriers for military drone deployment, redefining small unmanned aircraft as consumables while mandating drone combat simulations across military branches

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered a dramatic acceleration of the Pentagon's drone programme, with three new test sites to be established within 90 days

U.S. drone stocks are flying high after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he’s fully committed to “unleashing American drone dominance.” Hegseth confirmed plans of “rescinding restrictive policies” to boost manufacturing and accelerate the use of unmanned systems for military purposes in a video recorded at the Pentagon on Friday.

I’m beginning to have severe doubts about the management capabilities of Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense. Apparently he is losing control of his subordinates. From Politico: But since joining the second Trump administration as the Pentagon’s top policy chief,

Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who announced he wouldn’t seek reelection following his decision to vote down President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill earlier this month, on Wednesday slammed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as “out of his depth” in his role at the Pentagon.

Donald Trump outright called his Pentagon chief the “Secretary of War” Friday while also seemingly believing Pete Hegseth actually appeared on Fox News to talk “about modern weapons and warfare” after the network aired a clip of the defense secretary’s announcement on the administration’s new drone strategy.