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Air Force

Musk “Needs to Learn A Little Bit More” About Operator Needs, Kendall Says

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, December 19th, 2024

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Musk “Needs to Learn A Little Bit More” About Operator Needs, Kendall Says

Israeli Air Force personnel await the launch of F-35I Adirs during a Red Flag exercise at Nellis AFB, Nev. on March 16, 2023 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

While top Trump advisor Elon Musk has suggested a near-term end to manned fighter aircraft, such as the F-35, and their replacement by artificial intelligence-enabled drones, former and current DoD officials have said that is unrealistic and that unmanned combat fleets are not ready for prime time. The U.S. Air Force is the military service that is perhaps the farthest down the unmanned road under Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's more than two-year Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) effort. "I was…

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