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Hegseth puts Musk, Luckey, Gingrich in charge of military future warfare review

The Hill
September 30, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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Hegseth puts Musk, Luckey, Gingrich in charge of military future warfare review

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced that SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk, Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) will lead a new Pentagon effort to study the future of warfare, dubbed “Project Meridian.” The Pentagon chief said the project is meant to harness America’s innovators, senior leaders and technologists to look…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday announced that SpaceXAI CEO Elon Musk, Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) will lead a new Pentagon effort to study the future of warfare, dubbed “Project Meridian.” The Pentagon chief said the project is meant to harness America’s innovators, senior leaders and technologists to look…