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title: "Report: Elon Musk's SpaceX will bid for the U.S. Pentagon's drone technology contracting contract"
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url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276073749.md"
description: "According to informed sources, Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI are participating in a secret new competition organized by the Pentagon, aimed at developing voice-controlled autonomous drone swarm technology. Musk announced the merger of these two companies in early February. Now, they are entering this new frontier of AI-driven weapon development, marking a controversial new direction for Musk"
datetime: "2026-02-16T18:32:18.000Z"
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# Report: Elon Musk's SpaceX will bid for the U.S. Pentagon's drone technology contracting contract

According to informed sources, Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) and its wholly-owned subsidiary xAI are participating in a secret new competition organized by the Pentagon, aimed at developing voice-controlled autonomous drone swarm technology.

Musk announced the merger of these two companies in early February. Now, their entry into the new frontier of AI-driven weapon development marks a controversial new direction for Musk

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