Musk Returns to Trump Administration for Advisory Role on Future Warfare

Billionaire Elon Musk is returning to US President Donald Trump’s administration in a new advisory role focused on the future of warfare.

Musk will help lead Project Meridian, an initiative intended to examine how wars may evolve and identify the capabilities the United States needs to develop.

The project’s stated scope links the study of future conflict with an assessment of US requirements, placing potential capability needs at the center of its work.

Details of Musk’s responsibilities, the project’s timetable and the specific capabilities it will examine were not provided in the announcement.