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Friday, March 26, 2010

Gates: Time to replace Air Force One
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday told a House Appropriations Committee subcommittee that its time to replace the VC-25A, or Air Force One.

"There clearly is a need for a new presidential aircraft," Gates said. "We actually have some money in the budget in 2011 to begin looking at a new Air Force One. That money will clearly ramp up in the -- in the next few years as we move in that direction."

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