Hegseth Appoints Elon Musk to Government Taskforce on Future of Warfare
Musk returns to a government role a year after his tenure at the Department of Government Efficiency, joining a project dubbed Project Meridian.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that Elon Musk will co-lead a government project studying the future of warfare, according to The Guardian.
The appointment marks Musk's first return to a government role since he led the Department of Government Efficiency, often referred to as Doge, an effort the Guardian described as chaotic during his earlier tenure.
Project Meridian
Musk will be joined on the taskforce by Palmer Luckey, chief executive of the defense technology company Anduril, and Newt Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives.
A Defense Department press release described the project, called Project Meridian, as aiming to identify the capabilities required to achieve what it termed "absolute technological dominance" on the next-generation battlefield.
The project is set to run for 120 days and will conclude with an unclassified public report containing its recommendations, according to the announcement.
Further details on the taskforce's specific mandate and additional members were not disclosed in the initial announcement.
Sources
- Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare — The Guardian — World
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