The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launched Project Meridian, a 120-day initiative co-led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to identify future military technologies. Under CTO Emil Michael, the team will propose actionable solutions for battlefield dominance. Additionally, the Pentagon established an Autonomous Warfare Command to accelerate the deployment of drones and autonomous systems.