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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says Air Force One isn't up to snuff. When he lands and looks over at the planes of the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sitting on ...
The Air Force released this artist's rendering of the F-47, Boeing's successful pitch for the Next Generation Air Dominance fighter aircraft. (Air Force) The Air Force plans for its sixth ...
WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - A Boeing 747 jet offered to President Donald Trump by Qatar as a temporary flying White House might need fighter jet escorts and could be restricted to flying inside ...
The Senate on Tuesday voted 74-25 to approve Troy Meink as the next secretary of the Air Force. Meink was previously deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office and has a background in ...
WASHINGTON — Troy Meink, an Air Force veteran who flew missions in the Gulf War and helped oversee America’s spy satellites, was approved Tuesday to serve as the next Air Force secretary.
President Donald Trump’s plan to use a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar as an interim Air Force One would produce massive security risks since the administration will likely forgo needed ...
Converting a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to President Donald Trump into a replacement for Air Force One could potentially cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and it could take up two years to ...
The Air Force’s next batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft will likely be on the “low-end” for both cost and capability, a service official said Tuesday—not more advanced than the first ...
MONUMENT, Colo. — Days after 9NEWS reported that the U.S. Air Force had removed certain articles about a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and the first female Thunderbird pilot from military ...
On May 11, 2025, several mainstream news outlets reported that the nation of Qatar had offered U.S. President Donald Trump a Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet to be remodeled into a new Air Force One.
Trump said earlier this week he planned to accept a Boeing 747 from Qatar to serve as a replacement for Air Force One while Boeing builds out replacements. That deal with Boeing was made in 2018 ...