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Hegseth Launches 120-Day Project Meridian on Future Warfare

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC · How we work

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launched Project Meridian, a 120-day study of future warfare capabilities.
Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich were named co-leaders of the project.
Pentagon CTO Emil Michael will oversee a team drawn from government, industry, academia and policy.
Hegseth also announced an Autonomous Warfare Command to accelerate autonomous systems and drone development.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth launched Project Meridian, a 120-day study of future warfare capabilities.
Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich were named co-leaders of the project.
Pentagon CTO Emil Michael will oversee a team drawn from government, industry, academia and policy.
Hegseth also announced an Autonomous Warfare Command to accelerate autonomous systems and drone development.