In 2015, the U.S. Air Force announced that it had selected Boeing to build the next generation of Air Force One aircraft. Two new aircraft will be built and will enter service in 2024. The defense department estimates that the two new planes will cost U.S. taxpayers an estimated $4 billion. In December 2016, President-elect Donald Trump announced that costs for the project were out of control and he would cancel the plane order once he took office. Proponents of the new planes argue that the current planes used for Air Force One will be fifty years old in 2021 and spare parts for the old planes are becoming hard to find.
Deleted2yrs2Y
I’m uneducated on this issue
Deleted2yrs2Y
Yes, and support pro-US country more.
Deleted2yrs2Y
Yes, and support pro-US country.
@9334YP32yrs2Y
No, Air Force One should be done away with entirely.
@7GQMXLT2yrs2Y
Military planners, tacticians, and commanders are the only ones in a position to answer this question intelligently. They possess the information regarding what tech is needed to future-proof the machines as well the intel necessary to understand what threats need to be defended against. That being said, the military industrial complex often ensures that project costs balloon exorbitantly. The entire process for military hardware acquisitions, storage, and logistics needs to be reviewed and reformed to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse.
@3HNRB332yrs2Y
No, only because the price of $4 billion seems really high and I'm wondering if it really needs to be that much especially if the current Air Force One aircrafts dont have any significant issues. Maybe later.
@8ZSR5NL2yrs2Y
Yes, if they need better planes to protect us with, we should be glad to pay for the security, so long as it is necessary to keep it up to date as the most technologically advanced plane that it can be.
@8ZJFSF62yrs2Y
@85QWNPG2yrs2Y
Yes , but use the current military spending budget to cover the cost.
@8Z54KCR2yrs2Y
Yes, but only once the national debt has been reduced in a fiscal year by at least the cost.
@8YPV9GG2yrs2Y
Only when deemed genuinely necessary for security reasons.
@6Y63CDT2yrs2Y
Yes, but wait until the cost is reduced
@8R6XFJ62yrs2Y
No because Air Force One is not an actual plane it is just the plane the president is transported in
@8WRR7YQ3yrs3Y
There should be small updates every now and then unless threatened by a foreign nation.
@8WPN6C23yrs3Y
Not unless what we have at the moment is severely insufficient
@8WQLRRP3yrs3Y
Yes, but only when the time has come to make the fleet have less emissions.
@8WPN6T63yrs3Y
No, air force one is just a term to describe the aircraft the president is in no matter what it is
@8WH7Z553yrs3Y
No, spend that $4 Billion for something that benefits a wider community.
Deleted3yrs3Y
Yes, so long as it is necessary to keep it up to date as the most technologically advanced plane that it can be. If they need better planes to protect us with, we should be glad to pay for the security.
@lucasnat0r3yrs3Y
No, the entire upgrade should be made public and put to a vote for how large the budget should be since it is funded with tax payer dollars.
@8TP6QKS3yrs3Y
No, and Air Force One should be done away with entirely
@ElBLogan3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they can make it fit into a reduced military budget.
Deleted3yrs3Y
If absolutely necessary.
@8T67P4N3yrs3Y
No, military funding should be diminished.
@8SRVXNS3yrs3Y
Yes, but not that much for it to cost $4 billion in taxes
@8S8BLMN3yrs3Y
Yes, but the cost should be reduced if possibal.
@8RM3NHC3yrs3Y
no, and drastically reduce military spending
@8R8DHKJ3yrs3Y
No, not until the national debt is significantly reduced
@8QDSNZY3yrs3Y
Only if it the needs upgrades or repairs
@8PXJBZS3yrs3Y
Yes - if the current Airforce 1 fleet is determined to be end of life.
@TogetherinSoli13yrs3Y
Yes, but only if an environmentally friendly aircraft can be used
@8P6PWZP3yrs3Y
No, and we should drastically decrease military spending.
@8P3ZQ4P3yrs3Y
Yes bring in new and demolish the old.
@8P4S4M73yrs3Y
yes but only if necassary.
@6TLKQBP3yrs3Y
Yes but if a private company is being hired their profit margins should be publicized.
@kgtiberius3yrs3Y
Yes, presidential transportation (such as Air Force One, Marine One, and car transport) should be upgraded regularly (as needed) and a single replacement for each should be delivered regularly (e.g. every 21 years, each form of transport 7 years apart), with two of each in service at any given time such that at least one is operable while the other is being repaired/upgraded.
@8M98FV93yrs3Y
Not until their is a risk to passengers.
@8MMFD8C3yrs3Y
no, because I believe as of right now the current fleet is sufficient.
@8JP8Y7P4yrs4Y
only if updates are needed.
@4V4VGHM4yrs4Y
No, but once it really needs replacing then replace it.
@558YLXV4yrs4Y
Air Force One should be upgraded if/when deemed necessary by the Air Force and when funded by Congress.
@8HDL7G84yrs4Y
Yes, and provide improvement to self-defense on the aircraft as well.
@8HDWQKS4yrs4Y
@8GT9D6P4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as they reduce the price a little
@8DKHRQQ4yrs4Y
Yes, if necessary to fly the plane safely.
@8BYLJPN4yrs4Y
Yes, Improving the military is always good, but the cost should be reduced if possible.
