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Air Force

Air Force One Replacement Program Passes Critical Design Review During COVID-19

By Vivienne Machi

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

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Air Force One Replacement Program Passes Critical Design Review During COVID-19

An artist's rendering of the future Air Force One. (Photo: Boeing)

The VC-25B program to build the nation’s next Air Force One planes recently passed its critical design review even as a large part of the Air Force’s acquisition workforce is out of the office during the COVID-19 pandemic. The service completed the CDR for the program, which will replace the legacy VC-25A aircraft, said Will Roper, Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, in an April 16 media teleconference. The classified elements of the review must still be done in…

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