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Pentagon accepts $400 million jet from Qatar for President Donald Trump
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar to be used as Air Force One, the president’s plane, according to the Defense Department. The unprecedented $400 ...
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Allvin: Air Force owns more tech on F-47, dodging F-35 mistake
Air Force officials regret not getting data rights to the F-35, which has slowed repairs, and promised not to make the same ...
Navy reverses course on DEI book ban after Pentagon review
Almost all 381 books the Naval Academy removed from its libraries have been returned to shelves after new review using ...
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Pentagon accepts Qatari jet for Air Force One
The Air Force said it is also preparing to award a contract to convert the Boeing 747-8 into a presidential transport plane.
Pentagon chief Hegseth imposes sweeping press restrictions amid leak fears
Bedeviled by leaks to the media during his short tenure, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a series of restrictions on ...
The jet Qatar gave Trump is valued around $400 million. It might cost taxpayers $1 billion just to upgrade it to presidential standards
The Boeing 747 Qatar donated to the Air Force One fleet costs roughly $400 million when new, but outfitting the jet to fit presidential requirements may cost up to $1 billion, according to experts.