US Defense Department aims to deliver public report on next‑gen war systems within 120 days

Secretary Pete Hegseth set a tight deadline for the Project Meridian deliverable: a comprehensive, unclassified report to be published within four months. The document will outline the advanced technologies that the United States must acquire or develop to maintain long‑term superiority on land, sea, air, space and beyond. Topics include autonomous weapon systems, underground navigation, lunar‑surface logistics, domestic semiconductor production, and hardened base protection against cyber‑attacks, drones and kinetic threats. The report will also propose a framework for rapid acquisition and integration of these capabilities, emphasizing speed, resilience and strategic independence.