Sunday, December 1, 2024

Elon Musk pans F-35 as 'obsolete master of none,' calls for refocusing on drone warfare

Elon Musk criticized the F-35, calling it "obsolete" and "master of none," in a post to X on Monday.

Musk will head the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory commission that aims to reduce US government spending The comments came after Musk, a prolific user and owner of X, said, "Meanwhile, some idiots are still building manned fighter jets like the F-35," accompanied by a video of a synchronized drone fleet, leading to a backlash from some users who countered with arguments towards its effectiveness.


Musk undeterred responded, attacking the F-35 for being "too many things to too many people," saying that this made it an expensive & complex jack of all trades, master of none," he added that "manned fighter jets are obsolete in the age of drones anyway. Will just get pilots killed."  (Read More)