Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, Brian covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times. Over a decade as a defense journalist, he has reported from dozens of bases at home and abroad, including austere airstrips in Afghanistan, the cockpit of a B-52 over the South Pacific and the boom operator station of a KC-46. Before the military beat, Brian covered the Washington state legislature for the Associated Press.
The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on June 10 offered a few more details on the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense architecture, as Congress is debating how to kick-start funding for the proposal.
