Air Force Sec: Retrofitting Qatari Jet Will Cost $400M

Reuters reports:

It will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jetliner to fly as the new Air Force One, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said on Thursday.
Last month, the U.S. military accepted the gift from Qatar to transport U.S. President Donald Trump.

Retrofitting the 13-year-old plane, which has a luxurious interior, will require significant security upgrades, communications improvements to prevent spies from listening in and the ability to fend off incoming missiles, experts say.

“It’s probably less than $400 million to retrofit that aircraft,” Meink told lawmakers during a Congressional hearing. Democratic lawmakers have said it could cost more than $1 billion to retrofit the plane.

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