The Pentagon is set to use funds from the US's Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to refit a jet gifted to ...

"This looks like one of the bigger wastes of money inside your budget," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said of plans to turn a ...

The Air Force is using money previously given to its Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program to convert a Qatari ...

The U.S. has officially accepted a luxury jetliner from Qatar as a gift, and slated it to become a new Air Force One. Experts say that overhaul could take years and cost hundreds of millions.

Qatar's military build-up includes consideration of an order for 24 additional Rafales and the expansion of its air bases. The Qatar Emiri Air Force is one of the world's most remarkable air forces .

President Trump's current Air Force One and Qatar's gifted $400 million luxury Boeing differ most greatly on age and technology, cost, size, interior design and travel purposes.

President Trump is set to receive a “flying palace” Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from Qatar’s royal family, which he will use as Air Force One. Trump, 78, intends to use the aircraft — called ...

Qatar Air Force Apache gunships perform a flyover as Air Force One is ready to depart from Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ...

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, departing for New Jersey, from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday. An agreement to acquire a luxury Boeing 747-8 jetliner from Qatar is still in ...

Trump’s free plane is not so free. The Boeing aircraft that Qatar may give the president would require a pricy and complicated overhaul to serve as Air Force One.

Qatar Air Force Apache gunships perform a flyover as Air Force One is ready to depart from Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ...

Qatar Air Force Apache gunships perform a flyover as Air Force One is ready to depart from Al Udeid Air Base, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar. Credit: AP/Alex Brandon ...