Musk Called Drones, In the Future of War in West Point Interview

Published on February 11, 2025

The billionaire, who now plays a significant role in the US government via his close relationship with President Donald Trump, said the US needs to invest in drones and boost the rate of producing them at home. He was speaking in a fireside chat with Brigadier General Shane Reeves, the Military Academy’s Dean of the Academic Board, on August 16th. Musk posted a link to the 40-minute conversation to X late on Thursday.

Musk, who said he often goes to sleep listening to audiobooks of military history, cautioned against complacency by national leaders. “Countries pretty much are geared up to fight the last war, not the next war,” he told an audience of armed forces personnel.

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