{"id":"1e654324-b060-4242-9f05-53cb5677e25b","url":"https://www.axios.com/2026/09/30/pentagon-hegseth-musk-gingrich-anduril","domain":"axios.com","outlet":{"name":"Axios","country":"US","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Musk returns to Trump world for Pentagon war study","plainHeadline":"Musk to lead Pentagon study called Project Meridian","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joins a Pentagon study on future warfare called Meridian.","Palmer Luckey of Anduril Industries and Newt Gingrich are co-leaders.","Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the initiative at Quantico, Virginia.","The project aims to forecast solutions for tomorrow's conflicts, not new policy documents.","Final findings are expected in 120 days with a public and classified rollout."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-30T20:47:18.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-30T21:06:21.882Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/dc4d23df-435f-4a1c-ae91-4d5745938f9d","storyId":"dc4d23df-435f-4a1c-ae91-4d5745938f9d","image":"https://images.axios.com/ZiNYGEjqJZy1i4y6fz2Pp1d986g=/0x0:1920x1080/1366x768/2026/09/30/1790797891607.jpeg","author":"Colin Demarest","dek":"SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will lead a Pentagon study of the future of warfare dubbed \"Project Meridian,\" Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday."}