Hegseth Cuts Generals and Taps Musk for Pentagon Taskforce

In September 2026, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a 20% cut to the military's generals and admirals and appointed Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to a Pentagon taskforce on the future of warfare. In a 'state of the force' speech, Hegseth described an overhaul of the US military. The taskforce is to help decide what the military should do next, including oversight of drone warfare.