India, Oct. 1 -- US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has granted extraordinary access to Pentagon defence policy formulation through the appointment of technology billionaires Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey to a defence board overseeing military modernisation and technological strategy, as per multiple reports.

The appointments represent an unprecedented formalisation of influence that Musk and Luckey have wielded informally throughout Trump's administration, transforming de facto advisory relationships into official positions within defence governance structures.

Hegseth's decision reflects broader administration philosophy positioning disruptive technology entrepreneurs as architects of military transformation. The defence secretary has pub...