00:00The world's richest man, Elon Musk, is returning to an official role advising Donald Trump's
00:05government co-leading a Pentagon study on the future of warfare.
00:09Defense Secretary Pete Hexet announced the study, which has been named Project Meridian,
00:13during a speech at the Quantico military base.
00:17The owner of Tesla and SpaceX, Musk will lead the project alongside Unreal Industries co-founder
00:22Palmer Luckey and former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
00:27Hexet said the initiative would bring together innovators, senior leaders and technologists
00:31to identify future military capabilities.
00:35Its findings are due within 120 days.
00:38Musk previously headed the Department of Government Efficiency, overseeing sweeping federal job
00:43cuts before leaving in May 2025.
00:46His companies already have major ties to the Pentagon, including SpaceX satellite work and
00:52a military agreement involving his artificial intelligence company, XAI.
00:57Musk and Trump later fell out over government spending legislation, but have since reconciled.
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01:02Well, thank you very much.
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