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Jason Ma

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Elon musk takes aim at manned fighter jets and the pentagon s costliest weapons program - The Untold Story

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is also cohead of the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that is advising President-elect Donald Trump, called out the F-35 stealth fighter on Sunday while endorsing drones over jets piloted by humans.

On his social media platform, X, he reposted a video of synchronized drone swarms flying in elaborate formations and added, “Meanwhile, some idiots are still building manned fighter jets like the F-35.”

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