With an approved acquisition strategy in place, the Air Force is now working to define a risk-reduction plan for the Presidential Aircraft Replacement program. The non-competitive program will replace Air Force One with a reconfigured Boeing 747-8 airliner, a plan the service announced last January. The service expects to purchase three aircraft, delivering the first in the 2023 time frame. Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the service's military deputy for acquisition, told Inside the Air Force in a Nov...
