Claims that it would cost $1 billion or more to transform the jet Qatar gave the United States into Air Force One crash landed Thursday as an Air Force official said the real figure is much lower.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink appeared Thursday before the House Armed Services Committee. In response to questions, Meink could not provide an exact figure, but gave an estimate that was less than half of what Democrats claim, according to Politico.
“There has been a number thrown around a billion dollars, but a lot of those costs associated with that are costs that we’ve experienced anyway,” Meink said.
“It’s probably less than $400 million to retrofit that aircraft,” he said.
Meink noted that the existing Air Force parts budget
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