Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to help Pentagon with warfare initiative, Hegseth says
The study will examine future combat technologies and deliver findings in 120 days, as the Pentagon expands its push into autonomous warfare.
- On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Project Meridian, a comprehensive study on the future of warfare, naming Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich as co-leads.
- Hegseth introduced the Autonomous Warfare Command immediately before the announcement, establishing a new unit focused on robotic, artificial intelligence, and drone warfare.
- The co-leads will collaborate with Uber Vice President Emil Michael and Pentagon Chief Technology to "creatively look to the future and identify the domains that we must conquer" within 120 days.
- Hegseth described the trio, all Trump loyalists, as "the best forecasters of future conflict," signaling a shift toward political alignment over established Pentagon expertise.
- Leveraging unique American advantages, the initiative seeks to utilize innovators and senior leaders to gain a competitive edge, positioning private-sector collaboration as central to modernizing defense capabilities.
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Autonomous weapons, which can act independently, are highly controversial. For the Pentagon, tech billionaire Elon Musk, whose companies are developing AI and robots, is now researching the war of the future.
Elon Musk will lead a new Pentagon study on the future of war, along with Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The project, called Meridian, was unveiled by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. “We’re leveraging America’s unique advantage that our adversaries don’t have—our innovators, our leaders, and our technologists who think big and act on it, envisioning creat…
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has announced various new military commands and projects, including an initiative that will be led by Elon Musk. This involves a project aimed at researching the future of warfare.
Elon Musk to Co-lead 'Project Meridian' on Future of Warfare, Announces US War Secy Pete Hegseth
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. United States Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday (local time) announced that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk will co-lead a new War Department effort to study the future of warfare, Fox News reported. World News | Elon Musk to Co-lead 'Project Meridian' on Future of Warfare, Announces US War Secy Pete Hegseth.
'Best Minds'? Hegseth Taps Elon Musk, Palmer Lucky, and Newt Gingrich to Lead 'Future of Warfare' Project
"A board loaded with defense contractors and one draft-dodging war hawk will decide the future of the US military," said one observer. "What could possibly go wrong?"
On Wednesday, the Secretary of Defense entrusted SpaceX's boss, entrepreneur Palmer Lucky and former President of the Newt Gingrich Chamber with the co-direction of the "Meridian Project", a 120-day study on weapons and technologies of future conflicts.
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