VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-01
“several highly complex engineering modifications required for the final (Air Force One aircraft) were intentionally excluded from the Bridge aircraft.”
The Air Force · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-01
The Air Force acknowledged that several complex engineering modifications were intentionally excluded from the bridge aircraft.
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