Elon Musk’s F-35 ‘idiots’ remark was wrong, says Lockheed Martin boss
Elon Musk’s F-35 ‘idiots’ remark was wrong, says Lockheed Martin boss
Interview: Paul Livingston hits back at the billionaire’s claim the fighter jets will soon be obsolete
Summary
Lockheed Martin UK’s chief, Paul Livingston, defended the F-35 stealth jet program after Elon Musk called it obsolete due to advances in unmanned drones.
Livingston emphasized the F-35’s unmatched capabilities, including stealth, battlefield data-sharing, and cost-efficiency by replacing multiple aircraft types.
While Musk labeled the program overly expensive and poorly designed, Livingston argued drones alone can’t match the F-35’s capabilities or defend against threats like China’s J20 jets.
Despite criticism over cost and reliability, the F-35 remains integral to NATO defenses, with widespread adoption across 19 nations, including the UK.
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Is he doing this just to stay relevant?
You know, no publicity is bad publicity (in both meanings).
Why not criticise hospitals, roads, electric transport, burgers, breathing when he's at it?
he might be doing this because he has no idea what he's talking about
Or his PR team makes his twitter "say" this and that. Or both.
He fired his twitter account manager decade agk and has been increasingly more unhinged ever since