# Pentagon taps Musk to co-lead tech warfare unit

https://mins.news/en/video/81446

- Reuters, 2026-10-01 07:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZjNE_cDby0

> US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Project Meridian and appointed Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich to co-lead the Pentagon’s effort to study the future of warfare.

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