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.

It’s pretty well-known at this point that the use of social media by Donald Trump’s administration is rather unconventional – from a “childish” post about El Salvador deportee Kilmar Abrego Garcia, to just this week tweeting an image of Trump as Superman as James Gunn’s movie entered cinemas.

Hegseth stumbles his way through drone video with Metallica playing in the backgroundSource: Department of Defense

WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a new directive to fast-track U.S. drone production and “cut red tape,” he announced in a video posted to social media. A new Pentagon memo outlined the U.S. military’s need to keep ...

The Pentagon deleted and reposted a video boasting about how President Donald Trump's administration will increase its use of drone warfare. The first version featured the Metallica song "Enter Sandman" in the background.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon's "bureaucratic gloves are coming off" as he requested a surge in production of small drones.

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

The Pentagon wants more small, cheap, easily replaced drones in the hands of troops as quickly as possible, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he is cutting red tape to make that happen.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was great on FoxNews this morning. Talking about modern weapons and warfare,’ the president exclaimed Friday morning about a nonexistent interview.

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.