Elon Musk gets 120 days to help map the future of US warfare

Project Meridian is a 120-day Pentagon study into future warfare and military technology. Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich will co-lead the work, which will examine AI, robotics, autonomy and capability gaps.

The US government has launched Project Meridian, a 120-day Pentagon study that will examine how technology could change future wars. Elon Musk will co-lead the initiative with Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey and former US House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the project at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30.

The project is expected to study artificial intelligence, autonomous machines, robotics, directed-energy weapons and biotechnology. It will cover possible battlefields ranging from underground spaces to the area between Earth and the Moon. Its final findings are due in late January 2027.

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