Cross-Sector entity
Air Force One is most often covered alongside Donald Trump, which appears in 4 of these 4 stories. Across an 11-day span, the pace is roughly 2.5 stories per week. The busiest single day carried 2. Coverage clusters in defense-tech, which accounts for 2 of those 4, with the remainder spread across 1 other category.
4 verified stories tracked
Last mentioned: Jul 21, 2026
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Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.
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Air Force One is most often covered alongside Donald Trump, which appears in 4 of these 4 stories. Across an 11-day span, the pace is roughly 2.5 stories per week. The busiest single day carried 2. Coverage clusters in defense-tech, which accounts for 2 of those 4, with the remainder spread across 1 other category. The tracked stories average 7.3 original sources each. We currently track 4 Cross-Sector stories that mention Air Force One, published between July 11, 2026 and July 21, 2026.
Computed from the 4 stories linked to this entity. Beat comparisons are omitted because no baseline was available for this window.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Air Force One. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Grounding announced for security upgrades
President Trump announces the temporary plane will be grounded for about a month to be 'maxed out' with new defensive capabilities.
Scheduled grand jury appearance
Journalists are ordered to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan concerning an alleged violation of criminal law.
Reporters scheduled to testify
The reporters are required to appear before a federal grand jury in Manhattan to testify about their confidential sources for the Air Force One security story.
White House meeting and subpoena issuance
FBI Director Kash Patel and DOJ officials discuss the leaked information; later that day U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton issues subpoenas to four NYT journalists, with agents delivering them to homes.
Grand jury subpoenas issued
Federal grand jury subpoenas are issued for several NYT reporters. Federal agents deliver some subpoenas directly to the reporters' homes.
NYT publishes security concerns about new Air Force One
Reporters reveal potential vulnerabilities in the new aircraft’s systems following the $400 million U.S.-funded retrofit.
Iran ceasefire collapses; U.S. strikes Iran
A shaky ceasefire with Iran collapses; the U.S. launches airstrikes, and Iran attacks three Gulf Arab states.
Mid-trip plane swap at RAF Mildenhall
Trump departs Turkey on an older Air Force One model. After a stop in England, he switches back to the new plane for the final leg home. The Secret Service reportedly urged the swap due to the new plane's lack of antimissile capabilities.
President switches to older aircraft
Amid escalating tensions with Iran, Trump abruptly uses an older Air Force One for the leg from Turkey to the United Kingdom, citing security concerns.
Trump uses older Air Force One to depart NATO summit
President Trump leaves Ankara on an older-model VC-25A instead of the newly retrofitted Qatari-gifted 747-8, citing threats from Iran.
Trump flies new jet to NATO summit
President Trump flies the new Air Force One to the NATO summit in Turkey.
New Air Force One enters service
The Qatar-donated jet, after a $400 million retrofit, officially enters service for presidential transport.
Temporary Air Force One enters service
The Qatari-gifted Boeing 747, refitted by L3Harris, begins flying President Trump as a stopgap replacement for delayed next-generation planes.
The temporary Air Force One, a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar, is grounded for a month-long security refit. Experts say the timeline allows only non-kinetic electronic defenses, leaving critical gaps against advanced missile threats.
Source: Reuters (US) · staradvertiser.com
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed New York Times journalists to testify about confidential sources for a story revealing that the President's new Qatar-donated jet lacked missile defenses. The case pits the government's leak investigation against First Amendment reporter's privilege, testing revised DOJ media guidelines and judicial protections.
Source: wxyz.com · fox17online.com
Revelations about security vulnerabilities in the $400 million retrofitted, Qatari-gifted presidential aircraft have prompted a DOJ crackdown on the journalists who reported them. The controversy highlights critical gaps in the defense supply chain for the world’s most secure airplane.
The Trump administration’s grand jury subpoenas to four New York Times journalists mark a pivotal constitutional test of reporter’s privilege and press freedom under the First Amendment. The unprecedented home delivery of subpoenas and the involvement of a DNI nominee as prosecutor raise serious due process and conflict-of-interest concerns.
Source: abc7.com · theglobeandmail.com
