Trump defends plan to use Qatari luxury jet for Air Force 1
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Defense News on MSNSenate confirms Meink as next Air Force secretaryFormer NRO deputy director Troy Meink will now run the Air and Space Forces as space becomes increasingly important to future wars.
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The Aviationist on MSNRaven Air Defense System Developed for Ukraine Officially RevealedHaving previously broken cover in frontline videos from Ukraine, the UK-developed ASRAAM-based air defense system has now been shown off to the press and
Treating the aircraft as safe for the commander in chief with just a few modifications is "absurd," one former senior defense official said.
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Ukrainska Pravda on MSNUkrainian air defence downs 10 out of 10 Russian UAVs overnightThe Russians have attacked Ukraine with 10 Shahed UAVs and decoy drones of various types since the evening of 12 May. Ukrainian air defence has destroyed all of them. Source: Ukraine's Air Force Quote: "Air defence successfully downed all 10 Russian drones.
President Trump has criticized the current Air Force One as “much smaller” and “much less impressive” compared to other world leaders’ jets, and has faced backlash
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.
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Defense News on MSNExperts: Qatar-gifted Air Force One may be security, upgrade disasterUpgrading a Qatar-donated 747 into a new Air Force One would take a large sum of money and years to complete, aviation experts said.
The Indian Air Force recently stated that the country’s air defence acted as a wall that Pakistan found “impossible to breach”
Operation Sindoor has not only demonstrated India's offensive precision but also the airtight resilience of its defence setup. The integrated air defence network has shown that India can not only hit back hard but also defend with clinical efficiency.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNRussia strengthens its air defense in Crimea, sacrificing other areas: Navy explains reasonRussia is saturating the temporarily occupied Crimea with air defense systems in an attempt to maintain control over the peninsula. As a result, some regions of Russia are suffering, states Dmytro Pletenchuk,
Any donation to this government is always done in full compliance with the law,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday.