Elon Musk has rejoined the Trump administration to co-lead a new government initiative focused on modernizing warfare technology, marking his first major return to public service since his controversial stint as head of the short-lived "department of government efficiency." The project, called Project Meridian, will bring together Musk, the CEO of a defense technology firm, and a former Republican House speaker to assess how the U.S. can achieve overwhelming technological superiority in future conflicts. Over the next four months, the team will develop recommendations for next-generation battlefield capabilities, with findings set to be released in an accessible public report. Critics of Musk’s past government role may watch closely as he takes on this high-stakes defense strategy effort.
A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good gracesPete Hegseth announced on Wednesday that Elon Musk will co-lead a government project to study the future of warfare, marking the SpaceX CEO’s first return to government since he ran the chaotic, so-called “department of government efficiency”, or Doge. Musk will be joined by Palmer Luckey, CEO of the defense tech company Anduril, and Newt Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the House.A defense department press release on the effort, called Project Meridian, described its goal as “identifying the capabilities required to achieve absolute technological dominance on the next-generation battlefield”. The project will run for 120 days and culminate in an unclassified public report of its recommendations. Continue reading...
