India, July 2 -- The United States on Wednesday announced the creation of a new role to manage the Pentagon's unmanned systems efforts. The new role was formalized by US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth via a memo.

According to the memo, the official designation for the "drone czar" will be a Direct Reporting Portfolio Manager (DRPM-UxS), which would give the post the ability to make decisions autonomously. The person who holds the position would report to Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg and would be the single joint integrator for all unmanned and autonomous system programs," the memo noted.

The new "drone czar" would not only manage the drone programs, but also all unmanned systems, on the ground, sea and air. The responsibilit...