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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appointed Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to lead 'Project Meridian,' a Pentagon initiative focused on future warfare technology.
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...
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