Air Force secretary: Elon Musk 'not a warfighter,' needs to learn more – Defense News

Outgoing Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on Thursday downplayed Elon Musk’s recent pronouncements that crewed fighters are obsolete in the era of drones, and suggested the billionaire industrialist learn more about the military.
“I have a lot of respect for Elon Musk as an engineer,” Kendall said during a webcast with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies. “He’s not a warfighter, and he needs to learn a little bit more about the business, I think, before he makes such grand […]
Air Force secretary: Elon Musk 'not a warfighter,' needs to learn more – Defense News