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US Air Force uses leftover ICBM funds to revamp Qatar plane

QATAR, JUN 30 – The U.S. Air Force is using surplus funds from the LGM-35A Sentinel missile program to retrofit a Qatari-donated Boeing 747-8 costing around $400 million, with readiness expected by late 2026.

Summary by Defense News
“This looks like one of the bigger wastes of money inside your budget," Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said of plans to turn a Qatari jet into Air Force One.

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Defense News broke the news in United States on Monday, June 30, 2025.
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