In an F-35 funding fight, Musk will need to win over a skeptical Congress and Trump

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A US F-35 in flight.
A US F-35 in flight.

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Elon Musk calls F-35 makers 'idiots' while championing drone tech

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Elon Musk is calling F-35 makers "idiots" for building manned jets while drone technology soars. Here's what experts say on the subject.

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Elon Musk said the F-35's makers are 'idiots' for still building manned jets as drone tech rises

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An F-35 flies in the sky and Elon Musk is dressed in a suit and tie in separate photos.
Elon Musk is criticizing the F-35, tweeting that it has a "shit design."

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Norwegian F-35s called into action as NATO scrambles jets after Russian aircraft spotted off Norway and over Baltic Sea

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An F-35 fighter jet.
An F-35 fighter jet.

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Striking images show the F-35 jump-jet's first trials on a newly converted Japanese aircraft carrier

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An F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the flight deck of the JS Kaga.
An F-35B Lightning II aircraft departs the flight deck of the JS Kaga.

Dane Wiedmann

Lockheed Martin's new compact hypersonic missile enables America's stealth fighters to engage targets at Mach 5 speeds

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An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.
An engineer shines a light on a Mako hypersonic missile model featuring the Lockheed Martin logo.

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A US ally is forging ties with China's air force but probably won't get its J-20 stealth fighter

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China's J-20 stealth fighter is probably not in the offing for the United Arab Emirates Air Force.
China's J-20 stealth fighter is probably not in the offing for the United Arab Emirates Air Force.

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Turkey may soon put its controversial Russian S-400 air defenses in operation

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Parts of a Russian S-400 missile-defense system are unloaded from a Russian plane at Murted Airport, known as Akinci Air Base, near Ankara, Turkey in 2019.

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The US Marine Corps called 911 for help when it lost that F-35 jet over South Carolina in September

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An F-35 fighter jet flies over the sky during Fleet Week in San Francisco.

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US to send F-35 and F-15 jets to the Middle East to deter expansion of fighting beyond Israel's borders

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A US Air Force F-35A Lightning II jet streaks through the sky during a flight demonstration, leaving streaks of smoke in its wake.
US Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration team, performs on the first day of NATO Days in Ostrava and Czech Air Force Days in Mosnov, Czech Republic.

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