Elon Musk seems to have declared war on the much-criticized F-35 on Twitter/X. Instead, Musk sees a future of drone swarms, and he may now be able to make that happen.

Manned fighters like the F-35 and bombers like the B-21 Raider could be flying control stations for future unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

The person soon to be in charge of cutting federal spending is blasting a Lockheed Martin jet. Billionaire Elon Musk, the man behind Tesla and SpaceX, said Tuesday, Nov. 26, on X that the U.S. should pull the plug on the Lockheed-Martin’s F-35.

While More Heading to Europe: Elon Musk might not be a fan of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, but the United States Navy loves the fifth-generation stealth fighter. The sea service awarded the aerospace and defense giant an $869.

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.

Pity the poor F-35 Lightning II. Though she’s the pride and joy of Lockheed Martin’s legendary “Skunk Works” division and has been praised by her foreign users, she is the proverbial “unloved redheaded stepchild” of the fifth-generation stealth fighter world.