Defense Secretary Hegseth announces major policy changes to accelerate Department of Defense drone procurement.

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

The Pentagon wants more small, cheap, easily replaced drones in the hands of troops as quickly as possible, and Defense ...

One drone failed repeatedly to find its target when jammed and ultimately crashed into a hill. Another flew past its target ...

The Pentagon was forced to scrub Hegseth’s “drone dominance” video, posted last week, after Metallica successfully demanded ...

Hegseth announced the directive in a flashy video, equipped with a drone delivering him the memo, posted to X, formerly ...

Under Hegseth's memo, DOD will approve hundreds of American products for purchase by the U.S. military to bolster the drone ...

In a major policy shift, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a new initiative to “unleash” U.S. drone capabilities, aiming to equip every Army squad with small, one-way attack drones by 2026.

Our major risk is risk-avoidance.” With those five words, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth marked a fundamental break from the Pentagon’s conventional playbook, approving a comprehensive shake-up of how ...

Hegseth directs changes to address shortfalls in household movement system By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News May 23, 2025 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth orders comprehensive review of military equal opportunity programs, calling for "No More Walking on Eggshells" as Pentagon examines harassment complaint systems.

The most detailed plan to reshape the Army began taking shape long before Pete Hegseth's arrival as secretary of defense.