Trump admits Air Force 1 jet from Qatar needs upgrades
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Senate Republicans blocked Chuck Schumer's bill to halt taxpayer funding for the new Air Force One Boeing 747-8 retrofit over nuclear concerns.
Air Force One’s longtime Boeing 747 gets an emotional 'last ride' sendoff as new presidential jets prepare to enter service this summer.
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Boeing on track for 2028 Air Force One delivery, costs rise
Boeing remains on track to deliver two new Air Force One jets in 2028, but meeting that target will require additional spending.
Gen. Dan Caine said Ukraine scored its "first air-to-air kill where a Ukrainian F-16 shot down a Russian fighter," a mark of its progress.
President Donald Trump introduced a newly refurbished Boeing 747-8i at Joint Base Andrews, touting its larger size, luxury features and updated red, white and blue paint scheme
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg tells CNBC's Phil LeBeau that the next-generation Air Force One jets will be among the most complex aircraft it has ever built. Ortberg also discusses the certification process for Boeing's new 737 Max variants,
A “loyal wingman” system would allow pilots to control uncrewed drones paired with crewed warplanes in combat.
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The US Air Force just doubled its F-15EX buy to 267 jets. The non-stealth Eagle now costs about as much as the stealthy F-35 it backs up
In one budget cycle the F-15EX program of record jumped from 129 aircraft to 267, the largest fighter-buy reversal in years. The jet was sold as the affordable complement to the F-35; its flyaway cost has since climbed nearly 20 percent to the mid-$90-million range,
