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Trump Announces One-Month Security Upgrade for $400M Air Force One

7/22/2026

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President Donald Trump announced Boeing 747-8 will receive “maxed out” security upgrades within one month.
Karoline Leavitt said the aircraft is “perfectly safe” but will undergo upgrades lasting about one month.
Aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia told CNN a month timeline is unlikely to yield security gains.
The $400 million jet will serve as Air Force One until two 747s arrive in 2028, then transfer to Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation.

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President Donald Trump announced Boeing 747-8 will receive “maxed out” security upgrades within one month.
Karoline Leavitt said the aircraft is “perfectly safe” but will undergo upgrades lasting about one month.
Aviation analyst Richard Aboulafia told CNN a month timeline is unlikely to yield security gains.
The $400 million jet will serve as Air Force One until two 747s arrive in 2028, then transfer to Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation.