Musk "requires long-range drones" regarding new Chinese fighter jets

Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk has noted that the U.S. needs more unmanned drones as videos and photos of what is believed to be a test flight of a new fighter jet being developed by China have made headlines online.

Musk expressed his negative view of manned fighter jets, commenting on a photo of China's next-generation fighter jets and related articles, saying, "The U.S. needs a large amount of long-range drones and hypersonic missiles."On

Online, videos and photos of a new aircraft, which has no tail wings in triangles and is believed to be a stealth fighter, flying with China's fifth-generation stealth fighter J-20 over Chengdu, Sichuan Province, became a hot topic.

Earlier on the 24th and 25th of last month, Musk posted a series of articles on X, strongly criticizing the U.S. fifth-generation stealth fighter F-35 and arguing that manned fighter jets are no longer needed.

Musk's remarks were interpreted as an intention to significantly cut the Pentagon's F-35-related budget, as he will co-head the government's new government efficiency department, which Trump has established as an advisory body for the new administration.