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Pentagon says it has accepted Qatar's gift of a luxury megajet for Trump's use (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 7 months ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

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Accepting the plane, Pence said in an interview with Meet the Press, “is inconsistent with our security, with our intelligence needs. And my hope is the president reconsiders it.”

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[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

You're being pedantic. You know that's not what they were referring to.

The "Air Force One" that people recognize, the VC-25A (military equivalent of the 747-200B), is actually two airframes that swap back and forth as they need maintenance. Because the maintenance intervals on those jets can take months to perform fully and the need for a dedicated plane that can fully support the President is constant. The new variant being products is the VC-25B, based on the much more modern (but still 20-year old design) 747-8I.