Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey's new Pentagon roles raise ethics worries
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By Katie McQue, Tom Bowman

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • 5:00 AM EDT

A new Pentagon study focusing on the future of warfare is raising ethical concerns about its authors' potential conflicts of interest.

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced "Project Meridian: The Future of Warfare," a study of automated and AI-powered weaponry .

In addition to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the other two leaders of the project are SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, the co-founder of defense technology firm Anduril . The study is expected to take 120 days.

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