The US general asked Musk face to face: How can we defeat China? His answer made the whole audience silent

As we all know, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine lasted for two years. The weak Ukraine as a whole could resist for so long mainly because of the support of the US and NATO behind it. In addition to funding, arms and ammunition assistance. In the space field, it also provides the Russian army with accurate intelligence, location and other services.

This allows the Ukrainian army's missiles to accurately target the Russian army's camps, warships and other major military targets. At this point, we have to mention the star chain plan of the United States. In 2019, the space exploration technology company and the US military reached a service agreement. In the next few years, more than 40000 satellites will be deployed in space to help the US military improve the quality of navigation and positioning.

The discussion between its founder, Mask, and a US general in 2019 also triggered a heated debate. In November 2019, US Air Force General John Thompson had in-depth exchanges with Elon Musk at the symposium on Space Day. When talking about China's rapid development, Thompson asked Musk: "How to defeat China militarily?"

Musk gave an unexpected answer, which made the whole audience fell silent: the United States needs continuous "radical innovation" to ensure its military leadership. It clearly pointed out that the era of manned combat aircraft has come to an end, and the future air combat will be dominated by autonomous UAVs.

He stressed that although China has made remarkable progress in the economic and military fields, the United States still has the opportunity to maintain its leading position through innovation. Musk believes that in a few decades, at this rate, China's economy may be twice that of the United States. Economy is the key to the victory or defeat of a battle, but it is not the only factor that determines military victory or defeat.

Musk believes that innovation is the key to promoting military development. Innovation is not just about putting forward new ideas or technologies, but more importantly, transforming them into practical products and solutions. To this end, he suggested that the US Air Force increase its investment in start-ups to find innovative products that could bring military benefits.

During the discussion with General Thompson, Musk also mentioned SpaceX's star chain project. This is a space Internet composed of a large number of small satellites. Musk believes that this technology can not only be used in the civilian field, but also provide support for military communications. Let the US military always maintain its leading edge in positioning, guidance, jamming, communication and other aspects in the future battle.

Musk also warned that future air combat will become more dangerous, because autonomous UAVs will become the main combat platform. At present, China is the world leader in UAVs, so he hopes that the United States will focus on the combination of UAVs and intelligent technology to ensure the dominance of the United States Air Force. At the same time, he hoped that the military would maintain control over the target when using these UAVs to ensure the legitimacy and morality of the war.

Finally, Musk talked about his vision of space exploration. He believes that in the future, the name of space is inevitable, and the United States should take the lead, work hard on reusable rockets, and innovate to reduce the cost of space exploration. From here, we can see that Musk is definitely not an ordinary businessman, and his military strategic vision cannot be ignored. His prediction of the future is very prescient, and he sees the problem to the point.