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Hegseth taps Musk, Luckey, Gingrich to study future of war for US military

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King, R. (2026, September 30). Hegseth taps Musk, Luckey, Gingrich to study future of war for US military. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/pete-hegseth-taps-elon-musk-palmer-luckey-newt-gingrich-to-study-future-of-war-for-us-military/

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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.

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The US Navy established the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Warfighting Development Center (RASWDC) at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia to rapidly integrate robotic and autonomous systems into naval operations, training, and deployment. Announced on September 24, RASWDC aims to consolidate efforts across air, surface, and undersea domains, developing doctrine and tactics for unmanned platforms. Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the creation of AUTOWARCOM, a new four-star command dedicated to autonomous warfare technology, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. This initiative will oversee rapid scaling of autonomous technologies across military forces, shifting focus from costly conventional weapons to cheaper AI-driven systems proven effective in recent conflicts like Ukraine. Additionally, Hegseth launched Project Meridian, involving tech leaders Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, to forecast future warfare domains and capabilities needed for American dominance.

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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. asserted

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. asserted

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. asserted

secretary → look → war

“We should have been thinking about Autonomous Warfare Command ten years ago. asserted

We → think → Command

We need to be looking forward into the future.” “It is futuristic on purpose.” asserted

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. asserted

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. asserted

which → roll → force

Notably, Musk’s SpaceX and Luckey’s Anduril have contracts with the Pentagon. asserted

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. uncertain

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. asserted

it → acknowledge → sector

During his fiery address, Hegseth also laced into the media. asserted

Hegseth → lace → media

“Our so-called press makes Iranian state media look reasonable,” he chided, branding reporters as “anti-American.” asserted

he → call → anti

Lust for political retribution blinds them to the consequences of reckless so-called reporting. asserted

Lust → blind → reporting

So-called journalists juiced up on Trump Derangement Syndrome.” asserted

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. asserted

Hegseth → smear → that

“It’s sick. asserted

It → ’ → ?

It’s a national betrayal. asserted

It → ’ → ?

It’s treason, actually.” asserted

It → ’ → ?

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