Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to help Pentagon with warfare initiative, Hegseth says
- 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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Elon Musk lands new Trump admin role shaping future of American warfare - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Elon Musk is taking on a new role in the Trump administration, this time helping the Pentagon determine what weapons and technology American troops will need to fight the wars of the future. War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that Musk will co-lead Project Meridian, a new [...]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth is advancing a project for the research of autonomous warfare, based on Elon Musk: The tech billionaire should play a central role in the Pentagon's initiative.
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