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The Pentagon taps Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to help decide what the military should do next
Publisher description: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth just launched a 120-day study on the future of warfare, led by Elon Musk, Palmer Luckey, and Newt Gingrich, and while it makes sense given their ties to the administration, critics could point out that Musk's and Luckey's companies already sell the kinds of technology the study is likely to recommend.
TechCrunch | Sep 30, 2026 | Dominic-Madori Davis
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Elon Musk, Anduril founder Palmer Luckey, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will co-lead the project. TechCrunch has reached out to the Defense Department for comment. Luckey’s defense tech company Anduril, meanwhile, creates autonomous military systems and drones and was recently awarded government contracts to produce long-range missiles, semi-autonomous fighter aircraft, and supply hardware and integration for the Army’s mobile intelligence system.
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