{"id":2597911,"date":"2026-05-01T22:36:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T02:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/qatari-gifted-jet-to-become-new-air-force-one-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T22:38:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T02:38:50","slug":"qatari-gifted-jet-to-become-new-air-force-one-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/qatari-gifted-jet-to-become-new-air-force-one-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatari-gifted jet to become new Air Force One this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fqatari-gifted-jet-to-become-new-air-force-one-this-summer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2597911&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh Qatari-gifted jet meant to replace Air Force One is expected to be ready for use this summer. Qatar delivered the aircraft to President Donald Trump last year after he criticized the condition of Air Force One, and the gift was accepted despite security and ethical objections from some allies.  <\/p>\n<p>A reported $400 million renovation is focused mainly on security: officials say the plane has been taken apart to check for hidden tracking or listening devices, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-experimentation-and-gene-editing-inside-chinas-race-to-create-genetically-modified-soldiers\/\" title=\"Human Experimentation And Gene-Editing: Inside China\u2019s Race To Create Genetically Modified Soldiers\">top-secret<\/a> communications equipment tailored to presidential duties has been installed. Interior upgrades are said to be limited, with most of the luxury layout remaining intact.  <\/p>\n<p>Other changes include updating signage from Arabic to English and adding the presidential seal. Officials also noted that there are few contractors capable of performing the specialized engineering required for a head-of-state aircraft.  <\/p>\n<p>In related news,the U.S. State Department approved a replenishment sale worth more than $40 billion for Qatar\u2019s Patriot missile interceptor stockpile, which has been depleted during the Iran conflict.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/qatar\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1398\">Qatari<\/a>-gifted jet intended to become the new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/air-force-one\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1505\">Air Force One<\/a> is set to be ready for the role as soon as this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar gifted President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> the jet last year after he complained about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"Republicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">current state<\/a> of Air Force One. The gift was accepted over widespread backlash, even from some allies, who raised security and ethical concerns. Though the new plane fell out of headlines for several months, officials told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> on Friday that it was set to be ready for its new role as soon as this summer, following security and aesthetic renovations.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4552317\/trump-300k-illegal-immigrants-kicked-off-social-security\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says 300k illegal immigrants kicked off Social Security and 100k off Medicare<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4552083\/trump-boasts-obama-biden-cognitive-tests\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump claims Obama could not pass a cognitive test<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4551801\/trump-congress-60th-day-iran-conflict-hostilities-terminated\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump tells Congress on 60th day of Iran conflict: \u2018Hostilities\u2019 have \u2018terminated\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The $400 million overhaul was primarily focused on security measures, so the plane will retain most of its luxurious interior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cBy and large, the airplane that we\u2019re getting is in the same condition from an interior perspective,\u201d Gen.\u00a0Dale White, the four-star Air Force officer tasked with the renovations, told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Among the adjustments have been the installation of top-secret, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top-quality communication gear tailored<\/a> to the president\u2019s duties. After arriving in the Air Force\u2019s care in May 2025, the plane was taken apart to ensure there were no listening or tracking devices hidden inside, a major concern of critics who objected to the gifted aircraft on security grounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-the-media-had-investigated-cuomos-covid-response-the-way-they-did-cruzs-cancun-trip-thousands-of-new-yorkers-could-still-be-alive\/\" title=\"If The Media Had Investigated Cuomo\u2019s COVID Response The Way They Did Cruz\u2019s Cancun Trip, Thousands Of New Yorkers Could Still Be Alive\">full force<\/a> of the United States government and the agencies that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-warns-of-negative-legal-consequences-as-mass-anti-war-protests-break-out\/\" title=\"Russia Warns of &#039;Negative Legal Consequences&#039; as Mass Anti-War Protests Break Out\">exist inside<\/a> of that government have been instrumental in allowing us to be able to make sure that it is a secure aircraft,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n<p>Aesthetically, the main changes were adjustments of signage from Arabic to English and putting the presidential seal across the aircraft. White framed the lack of aesthetic changes on cost and convenience concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot understate the complexity and engineering involved in setting up the interiors for a head-of-state type airplane,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are so few contractors in the world that can do that effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3916768\/what-to-know-qatar-web-of-influence\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3916768\/what-to-know-qatar-web-of-influence\/\">WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT QATAR\u2019S SPRAWLING WEB OF INFLUENCE IN THE US<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qatar has fared well during the second Trump administration, assisting in several high-profile peace efforts and having Trump\u2019s ear during the war with Iran. Its influence is balanced out by Trump\u2019s extensive ties with Qatar\u2019s rival, the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Friday, the U.S. State Department announced its approval of a sale of over $40 billion replenishing Qatar\u2019s Patriot missile interceptor supply, which has run dangerously low during the Iran war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar\u2019s jet for Trump is set to replace Air Force One this summer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2597912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trump-af1.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34098,14743,78972,7823],"class_list":["post-2597911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-air-force-one","tag-aviation","tag-presidential-jet","tag-qatar"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/trump-af1.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597911"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597915,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597911\/revisions\/2597915"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}