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Chris Hegseth, secretary of war, has assembled Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to study future military technologies for the U.S. The group will identify critical battlefield advancements expected in coming years and produce both classified and unclassified reports on their findings. This initiative, called Project Meridian, was announced alongside other reforms at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Hegseth also criticized media coverage of national security issues as biased and harmful to the military's mission.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Elon Musk, along with Palmer Luckey (CEO of Anduril) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, has been appointed to co-lead Project Meridian, a Pentagon initiative aimed at mapping the future of American warfare. The project, announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during his "State of the Force" speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on September 30, involves identifying emerging domains and technologies critical for future conflicts. Musk previously led the Department of Government Efficiency under President Trump but left in May 2022 after a public falling out with Trump. Project Meridian will produce both unclassified and classified reports detailing its findings to inform military strategies moving forward. Additionally, Hegseth announced the creation of an "Autonomous Warfare Command" to oversee rapid advancements in autonomous technologies within the U.S. military, reflecting a shift from costly conventional weapons platforms to more cost-effective AI-driven systems.
Written for “Musk Involvement Us Warfare” on 2026-10-04,
grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.
They will identify future technologies that are expected to become pivotal on the battlefield so that America can stay ahead of the competition and then release an unclassified report on their findings for the world to see, alongside a classified annex.
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world → identify → annex
“As we scan that horizon of an unknown future, we should have the humility to recognize that the best forecasters of future conflict do not solely reside inside the Pentagon,” Hegseth explained during his “State of the Force” address.
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Hegseth → scan → address
“Its purpose is to creatively look to the future and identify the domains that we must conquer and capabilities we must master,” the secretary of war stressed.
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secretary → look → war
“We should have been thinking about Autonomous Warfare Command ten years ago.
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We → think → Command
We need to be looking forward into the future.”
“It is futuristic on purpose.”
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It → need → purpose
Project Meridian was one of six major initiatives Hegseth unveiled during his address to military personnel at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia Wednesday.
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Hegseth → unveil → Wednesday
Another new initiative he rolled out was the establishment of Autonomous Warfare Command, which will oversee the rapid scaling of autonomous technologies across the joint force.
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which → roll → force
Notably, Musk’s SpaceX and Luckey’s Anduril have contracts with the Pentagon.
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SpaceX → have → Pentagon
The first meeting of the Project Meridian crew took place nearby in a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) on Wednesday, according to Hegseth.
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meeting → take → Hegseth
Hegseth acknowledged that senior leadership within the military is constantly making assessments about the future of warfare, but argued that it will be beneficial to get help from the private sector.
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it → acknowledge → sector
During his fiery address, Hegseth also laced into the media.
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Hegseth → lace → media
“Our so-called press makes Iranian state media look reasonable,” he chided, branding reporters as “anti-American.”
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he → call → anti
Lust for political retribution blinds them to the consequences of reckless so-called reporting.
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Lust → blind → reporting
So-called journalists juiced up on Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
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journalists → call → Syndrome
“A free press is, of course, important, but partisan activism that intentionally smears the troops and the historic mission that they’re undertaking is fundamentally anti-American,” Hegseth later added.
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Hegseth → smear → that
“It’s sick.
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It’s a national betrayal.
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It → ’ → ?
It’s treason, actually.”
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