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00:02The Pentagon is tapping Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich to help identify
00:06the military capabilities, technologies, and weapons the U.S. may need in future wars,
00:11according to CNBC.
00:13Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Project Meridian will spend 120 days examining how
00:18warfare could change over the coming years and decades.
00:20Pentagon Technology Chief Emil Michael will oversee the effort, with Musk, Luckey, and
00:25Gingrich serving as co-leads.
00:26The project will focus on technologies and systems needed to maintain a U.S. military
00:31edge.
00:31Musk's SpaceX and Luckey's Andrew already hold major Pentagon contracts.
00:36The announcement comes alongside plans for a new four-star autonomous warfare command focused
00:40on autonomous and robotic systems.
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