Facebook mogulās sudden appearance is increasingly typical of freewheeling West Wing during Donald Trumpās second term, which president has reportedly nicknamed āGrand Central Terminalā
Air Force leaders learned that lesson earlier this year when they arrived for a top-secret briefing with Trump in the Oval Office, which according to NBC News was scheduled for them to discuss plans for Americaās sixth-generation fighter aircraft, dubbed the F-47 in a nod to Trumpās status as the 47th President of the United States.
As the generals were going over the details of the super-stealthy plane, which Trump has called the most advanced, capable and lethal combat aircraft platform ever built, they were startled by the appearance of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg popping into the Oval Office.
According to NBC, White House officials became concerned that Zuckerberg, one of the wealthiest men in the world, lacked the security clearance required to be present for talks about such a sensitive national security matter.
Iirc, according to previously released information about NGAD and F/A-XX, Americaās sixth gen fighter programs for the Air Force and the Navy respectively (as they existed before trumpās second term), the jet is supposed to have a built in requirement that the fighters have a radar cross section āorders of magnitudeā smaller than f-35. This is in conjunction with better, longer range sensors and munitions with sufficient reach to take advantage of this longer range sensor capability. The idea is to outrange enemy munitions and sensors, and failing that, to avoid detection in the worst case scenario through stealth tech. Thatās likely what theyāre referring to when they say āsuper stealthyā, though it remains to be seen if that can actually be delivered upon, as this is still the development stage and nobody really knows if a development program will pan out at the beginning.