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As the VC-25A (a militarized Boeing 747-400) is ageing, the US Air Force has announced a new Air Force One aircraft. The aircraft will be designated as the VC-25B.
The VC-25B will a be a militarized Boeing 747-8 and will feature most of the features available on the current VC-25A. However, current President Trump has complained about the cost of replacing the current Air Force One.
His complaint was mainly about the cost of the replacement, which he saw at being over the $4 billion mark. This is contrary to official statistics which claim the replacement will cost $3.2 billion.
To cut costs, the US Air Force announced that they’d be buying two undelivered civilian 747-8s (from the bankrupt Transaero). The Air Force has already begun to reconfigure the 747-8s as VIP aircraft with all necessary security measures.
These two VC-25Bs (one primary aircraft and one reserve aircraft) will be delivered in 2024, to be used by the president elected after the 2024 Presidential Elections.
https://internationalaviationhq.com/2020/06/17/history-of-air-force-one/