BREAKING: War Secretary Pete Hegseth has named @elonmusk to co-lead Project Meridian, a major new Pentagon effort to study and shape the future of warfare.

X ^ | 09/30/2026 | DodgeDesigner

[SmokingJoe]

BREAKING: War Secretary Pete Hegseth has named @elonmusk to co-lead Project Meridian, a major new Pentagon effort to study and shape the future of warfare.

Hegseth called the three co-leaders some of America’s best minds.

Key details:

• Co-led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey and Newt Gingrich

• Led within the department by CTO Emil Michael

• Will bring together private-sector leaders and military experts

• Will map the future of wars, military domains and emerging technologies

• Will identify the areas America must lead and dominate

• Findings are expected within 120 days

• A full public rollout will follow

Elon has repeatedly solved engineering challenges others considered impossible. This is exactly where he belongs, working on the hardest problems with enormous national importance.

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TOPICS:
KEYWORDS: dodge; elonmusk; emilmichael; futureofwar; hegseth; mopar; musk; newtgingrich; palmerluckey; pentagon; projectmeridian; ram

[SmokingJoe]

Elon is a very very busy man, but hey anything for America.

[KrisKrinkle]

Shape the future of warfare?

Our adversaries are going to have a say in that too.

[Bob Wills is still the king]

“Shape the future of warfare?

Our adversaries are going to have a say in that too.”
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Has Musk ever been subject to the SSBI and other reviews for this level of national security information? How do we know he won’t just push ideas in his own self interest? If he’s going to outrank the Sec. of War, shouldn’t he be confirmed by the Senate?

So many questions each time Elon surfaces.

[FatherofFive]

Elon is a very very busy man, but hey anything for America.

If you want to get something done, give it to a busy man.

[milagro]

I suspect that their “say” would be “Oh s-—!”

[PGalt]

GREAT! HOORAY Elon!

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Newt Gingrich contributes from beyond the grave!

These are amazing times!

[adorno]

Our adversaries are going to have a say in that too.

Duh! Knowing what the enemy is up to and planning against their future hostile actions and weaponry, is what this Meridian effort is about.

[lee martell]

He has named the organization (Inc.) or Elon Musk himself?

[airborne]

Won’t he have to keep his companies out of procurement afterwards?

[adorno]

How do we know he won’t just push ideas in his own self interest? If he’s going to outrank the Sec. of War, shouldn’t he be confirmed by the Senate?

Musk has a lot to lose if he's not going to act in the interest of the country and only worries about his and/or his companies' best interests. Most of what he owns and controls, is U.S. based; so no, he's not going to go rogue while helping the country.

[humblegunner]

Is Dodge Designer that guy that came up with the Hemi?

[adorno]

Elon is a very very busy man

He finds the projects and leads them, but he delegates most of the work to the people who understand the requirements and can get things done. Musk is mostly the CEO, from afar, although heavily engaged in making sure things get done as he wants.

[Magnum44]

This is a study. A bunch of people brainstorming and the product is a piece of paper that may or may not get read by anyone important.

No, that is not worth the time or attention span of a Senate confirmation hearing.

[bigbob]

“I’ll take “Blowing up shit from space” for $400, Alex.”

[ansel12]

Gingrich has a good background for this but he is sure old.

[SmokingJoe]

He's not “outranking” Sec of War.
I have far more confidence in Elon than in Democrats like Bernie Sanders (honeymoon in Soviet Moscow) or a dumbass like Jasmine Crocket.

[Jane Long]

EXCELLENT news!!

[Jane Long]

So many questions each time Elon surfaces.

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🙃

Only from the left leaning side of the aisle. The usual naysayers.

[Bookshelf]

Tell me Bob? Were John Birchers ever Republicans, or true Conservatives? Or were they just self-anointed do-gooders?