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L3Harris Delivers Air Force One Bridge Aircraft

Monday, June 22nd, 2026

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L3Harris Delivers Air Force One Bridge Aircraft

VC-25B Bridge aircraft arrives at Joint Base Andrews, begins commissioning flights. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] delivered the modified 747-8i aircraft gifted by Qatar’s emir as the VC-25B Air Force One bridge aircraft, the company announced on Friday. The company noted it transformed the 747-8i into the first VC-25B within 10 months of starting the work. The Air Force expects it to act as an interim presidential airlift mission aircraft to follow the aging current VC-25A aircraft while the next-generation long-term Boeing [BA] VC-25B aircraft are delayed through 2031. The aircraft was delivered…

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