Taxpayers would likely foot the bill to retrofit President Trump's new jet, which could be more than twice the plane's $400 million value.

Security experts told BI that the work required to make a plane from Qatar ready to be Air Force One would be like building a new plane.

The nation of Qatar offered the Trump administration a Boeing 747-8 for use as Air Force One. Trump called the plane a "gift," in a post on his social media site, Truth Social. A representative of the administration clarified that Qatar "has offered to donate a plane to the Department of Defense," not to Trump himself.

Trump said accepting a luxury 747 from Qatar is a no-brainer. But critics say the plan threatens to turn a symbol of American power into a collection of legal and counterintelligence concerns.

Former NRO deputy director Troy Meink will now run the Air and Space Forces as space becomes increasingly important to future wars.

President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring federal employees to return to offices is “reshaping the way we use our workforce,” said Colonel Meghan Szwarc, deputy commander for 75th Air Base Wing.

Saudi Arabia didn't even wait for U.S. President Donald Trump to land there before it set out to impress him in a sky-high way. As Trump flew in to Riyadh on Tuesday, he got a ceremonial escort from six Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s as his plane approached the kingdom's capital — an exceptionally rare sight.