# Tech Billionaires Musk, Luckey Get Say in Future of Warfare

https://mins.news/en/item/82690

- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-02 00:00 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-01/tech-billionaires-musk-luckey-get-a-say-in-future-of-warfare?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6abef4127ce48c00016273b7

> The US Defense Department has assigned two of its largest contractors to lead a study of how warfare may evolve and to design the weapons American service members will need in the coming years. Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey will have a say in that effort.

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