'For 21st century & beyond': US launches 'Project Meridian' to prepare for future wars
The US Pentagon has launched 'Project Meridian,' an initiative led by figures including Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to identify future military needs. The project will focus on emerging technologies like AI, robotics, and biotechnology to maintain US military superiority.
Why it matters
The project signals a shift toward integrating private-sector innovation and high-tech industry leaders directly into long-term national defense strategy.
The Pentagon will launch "Project Meridian", a new initiative aimed at shaping the future of warfare, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will lead the project, which will study future battlefields and identify the weapons and capabilities the US military will need.Hegseth unveiled the initiative during his second address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. He said the project would not produce new policy documents but would focus on identifying “the domains we must conquer, and capabilities we must master.”“We are leveraging a unique source of American advantage, one our adversaries do not have: our innovators, our senior leaders and our technologists — big thinkers and doers who will forecast the creative solution for tomorrow's conflicts,” Hegseth said.The project will focus on “discovering, developing and fielding the weapons and systems that our children and our…
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