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Pete Hegseth: “The way we actually procure aircraft in this country takes…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Defense Budget Hearing: Pete Hegseth and General Dan Kane Discuss FY 2026 Priorities and Global Threats

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Can you tell me, the delivery time for the Boeing aircraft that were being prepared for Air Force One, was that in the contract? One of the problems is that The way we actually procure aircraft in this country takes so long when it's ordered, it's 7, 8, 9, 10 years late. requiring the necessity for a stopgap alternative. Well, no. What you've just said is that the Boeing information was public knowledge. The delivery date, the course. The course overruns. (51:27–51:35)

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Asserts that aircraft procurement in the U.S. is significantly delayed, often by several years.

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