Pentagon Wants Elon Musk to Drop Soldiers Into Conflict From Space

Pentagon Wants Elon Musk to Drop Soldiers Into Conflict From Space
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on May 2, 2022. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue
Andrew Thornebrooke
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The Pentagon is collaborating with Elon Musk’s company SpaceX to explore the possibility of using the company’s rockets to drop troops and equipment into global flashpoints.

The military’s work with the private aerospace company covers a wide array of research initiatives, according to a partially redacted research agreement originally obtained by The Intercept via a Freedom of Information Act request and made public on June 19.
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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