President Biden’s New Helicopter Hits Setback: It’s Unreliable in a Crisis
- Aircraft isn’t ‘operationally effective’: Pentagon test office
- White House Military Office has yet to approve a first flight
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Joe Biden’s first flight on the new presidential helicopter built by Lockheed Martin Corp. is being delayed after a report by the Pentagon’s testing unit warned that it’s not yet “operationally suitable” or sufficiently reliable -- especially in an emergency.
The Biden administration hasn’t yet determined if the helicopter can be put into operation because it’s still assessing its safety, according to a U.S. official who asked not to be identified discussing the internal deliberations. The White House Military Office will determine the timeline.