Biting criticism of billionaires, now it is the US Air Force's turn to be told by Elon Musk: 'The era of jet fighters is over'

It's hard to find tech CEOs who like other people like Elon Musk, CEO of both Tesla and SpaceX.

After decrying the most famous tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos or most recently Bill Gates, yesterday, in the middle of a room full of US Air Force pilots, Elon Musk did not hesitate to speak directly to them: " The age of jet fighters is over ."

In his prediction, Musk said that the future of the war would belong to drones - though they are now just toys - not expensive traditional fighters. .

" Unmanned war is the future. It is not because I want such a future - this is what the future will be, " he said in a sideline conversation with US Air Force Lieutenant General, John. Thompson at the Aerial War Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Even with Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet, the Pentagon's most expensive weapon system, Musk said on Twitter unmanned aircraft could be a horn competitor. its ropes.

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" This competitor will be a drone fighter controlled remotely by humans, but enhanced with autonomy. The F-35 will have no chance of defeating it ." He wrote on Twitter.

Through a conversation with General Thompson, Mr. Musk warned that the United States is at risk of lagging behind other nations if it does not prioritize creativity. " This is not a risk of the past, but a present risk. I have no doubt that if America does not seek creativity in space, they will be second in space. . "

Musk also predicted that the Chinese economy will eventually be at least 2 times larger than the US. " One thing that might make you quite strange is that the Chinese economy will probably be at least twice as big as the US economy, maybe 3 times ."

" The foundation of war is economics ." Mr. Musk said. " If you only have half the resources of your competitors then you have to be really creative, if you're not creative, you will lose ."

Refer to CNBC