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Hegseth Appoints Musk, Luckey and Gingrich to Lead Pentagon War Study

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich will lead Project Meridian to study future warfare technologies.

4 publishers · 4 articles · first seen 30 Sept 2026 · updated 31m ago

First reported by Axios, 7 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. AxiosMusk returns to Trump world for Pentagon war study
  2. Fox News PoliticsElon Musk lands new Trump admin role shaping future of American warfare
  3. The HillHegseth puts Musk, Luckey, Gingrich in charge of military future warfare review
  4. The Guardian USPete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare

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  1. Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare The Guardian US ·
  2. Hegseth puts Musk, Luckey, Gingrich in charge of military future warfare review The Hill ·
  3. Musk returns to Trump world for Pentagon war study Axios ·
  4. Elon Musk lands new Trump admin role shaping future of American warfare Fox News Politics

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