New Air Force One planes could be up to three years late

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New Air Force One planes could be up to three years late
By Stephen Losey
Thursday, May 19
Air Force One departs Maxwell Air Force Base, Saturday March 7, 2015, carrying former President Barack Obama. Troubles on the production of the VC-25B program, which will be the new Air Force One, have led to schedule delays that now could be as much as three years. (Donna Burnett/Air Force)

WASHINGTON — The new Air Force One airplanes now could be delivered as much as three years late.

Andrew Hunter, the Air Force’s assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics, said at a Thursday hearing held by the House Armed Services subcommittee on seapower and projection forces the service expects the latest version of the VC-25B presidential plane to be anywhere from two to three years late, “which is obviously quite a significant delay.” The pair of airplanes was originally supposed to be delivered in late 2024.

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