# DoD Identifies Future Weapons Priorities

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Project Meridian is a 120-day effort to identify future weapons, operating domains, and required capabilities, with findings due January 28, 2027. Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey’s views point to possible areas of interest—including weapons designed for scalable production, interoperable command-and-control, autonomous systems, and subterranean operations—but the signal describes no solicitation, contract award, or funding amount. For procurement professionals, this is an early indication of capability areas that could inform future requirements, not a current contracting opportunity.

- Companies with relevant manufacturing, command-and-control, autonomous-platform, or subterranean capabilities can assess how their offerings align with these potential focus areas.
- Procurement teams should distinguish Luckey’s views from official Project Meridian findings; the recommendations are due January 28, 2027.
- No contract vehicle, solicitation, award value, or procurement deadline is identified in the signal.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- U.S. Army (Army)

### Vendors
- Anduril Industries ()

### Key Quotes
> We need to design missiles that can be made in car factories. We need to design aircraft that can be made in tractor factories.
> — Palmer Luckey, Anduril Industries co-founder

### Sources
- [Anduril’s Palmer Luckey envisions missiles made in car factories, underground battles](https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2026/10/13/andurils-palmer-luckey-envisions-missiles-made-in-car-factories-underground-battles) - Defense News