The head of the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, announced that the CEO of SpaceX will be among the directors of the Meridian Project
Elon Musk comes back de facto in administration Trump. On Wednesday, the Pentagon chief, Pete Hegsethannounced that the SpaceX CEO will lead, along with the former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and to the CEO of Anduril Palmer Luckeythe Meridian Project: a 120-day initiative that will be aimed at «identifying the capabilities necessary to achieve absolute technological dominance on the next generation battlefield».
What does the Meridian Project consist of?
«Project Meridian will leverage critical perspectives from outside the Pentagon, drawing on a group of leading experts in the fields of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, as well as policy makers and national security experts», reads a Pentagon memorandum, which continues: «The main function of the project will be to outline the evolution of future warfare, identify critical gaps in capabilities and propose concrete solutions to pursue the objectives established in the National Security Science and Technology Strategy of 2026″.
“Project Meridian will ruthlessly chart the trajectory of wars, domains and technologies to ensure that this War Department, your War Department, dominates the future,” he said. Hegseth.
Musk’s return to Trump’s court
The return of Musk in the current American administration it is significant, but surprising up to a certain point. Sided with Donald Trump in July 2024, the CEO of SpaceX, in the early months of last year, was placed by the president at the head of the Doge: an agency which, among its main objectives, had that of making cuts to federal waste. Got on a collision course with Trump on duties, Musk he then left the administration, quarreling with the occupant of the White House in June last year and even threatening to found a third party.
However, within a few months, the crisis between the two abated. In fact, no one really had an interest in breaking off relations: the administration Trump it needs the technology of Musk to advance the competition with China, as well as Musk it needs administration Trump to safeguard (and perhaps increase) SpaceX’s contracts with the Pentagon and NASA.
Musk’s role in the Trump administration
Among other things, a few days ago, the CEO of Tesla was among the technology sector executives who signed the agreement, promoted by the American president, on responsibilities in the artificial intelligence sector. Not only that. Musk he is also among the main financiers of the Republican Party in view of the mid-term elections to be held in November.
Second Detroit Newshis Pac America has so far spent over 16 million dollars on senatorial campaigns and around three million on those relating to the House of Representatives. Furthermore, in August last year, the Wall Street Journal implied that Musk was willing to support the presidential candidacy of JD Vance in 2028. In short, the return of the SpaceX CEO to the Asdd administration is not that surprising.
