Tech titans to march into Pentagon under Trump

Elon Musk and friends want fewer F-35s, more drones and startups

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Elon Musk, left, greets U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as he arrives for a viewing of a SpaceX Starship rocket launch in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Defense will likely see significant changes in the second Trump administration as technology investors and entrepreneurs take up key posts.

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday announced that Stephen Feinberg, co-founder, CEO and chief investment officer of Cerberus Capital Management, will be deputy secretary of defense. He will be supported by former Uber executive Emil Michael as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

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