ME News message, on October 1 (UTC+8), U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth announced that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will, together with Anduril founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, lead the Pentagon’s “Meridian Project” to study the forms of future warfare and next-generation military capabilities. The project is expected to deliver final results within 120 days. (Source: ME)