Beijing, in recent years, ramped up military activities around Taiwan to punish the island's Beijing-skeptic ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — President Trump groaned about returning from a lavish trip to the Middle East Friday aboard an aging Air Force One — before proclaiming “new ones are coming ...

The Air Force graph revealed that the plane would have a top speed of approximately Mach 2+, or around 1,550 miles per hour, similar to the F-22 Raptor. In March, President Donald Trump revealed ...

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 ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently mandated that all military software be developed and purchased through the pathway. “The program is currently in the planning phase of the Software ...

The Pentagon tasked unit commanders Thursday with implementing a policy to remove transgender individuals from the military immediately. (Lindsey Wasson/AP) The Defense Department will begin ...

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 ...

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 ...

By Maggie Haberman and Eric Lipton Reporting from Washington President Trump has said the United States needs a more “impressive” Air Force One, on par with the sleek jets he has seen in oil ...

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.

Troy Meink, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Air Force, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee March 27, 2025. Credit: SASC livestream WASHINGTON — The Senate ...

“My view is that it would be better if Air Force One were a big, beautiful jet made in the United States of America. That would be ideal,” said Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. And Kentucky Se ...