Forget About Air Force One: This Is The Plane That Will Give President Trump The Most Trouble (From Forbes)

The controversy surrounding Air Force One will be fleeting, because the Air Force hasn’t settled on program requirements or contract terms yet.  The Air Force’s plan to build a new bomber is another matter.  The B-21 Raider (as it is called) is a vital program, but the way it was awarded creates a danger it will be delayed or incur major cost overruns.  To put it bluntly, the bargain-basement price of the winning proposal simply isn’t realistic.  The Government Accountability Office in effect confirmed that fact when it released its findings on a protest by the losing bomber team in October.  If and when the bomber effort goes haywire, the Trump Administration will be blamed for a problem its predecessors created.  I have written a commentary for Forbes here.