# Air Force One Type: Product Source: GetYourBrief — https://getyourbrief.com/entity/air-force-one Canonical HTML page: https://getyourbrief.com/entity/air-force-one ## Timeline - **2026-07-19**: 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. - **2026-07-15**: Scheduled grand jury appearance — Journalists are ordered to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan concerning an alleged violation of criminal law. - **2026-07-15**: Scheduled grand jury appearance — Journalists are ordered to testify before a federal grand jury in Manhattan concerning an alleged violation of criminal law. - **2026-07-15**: 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. - **2026-07-10**: 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. - **2026-07-10**: 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. - **2026-07-10**: Grand jury subpoenas issued — Federal grand jury subpoenas are issued for several NYT reporters. Federal agents deliver some subpoenas directly to the reporters' homes. - **2026-07-08**: 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. - **2026-07-08**: 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. - **2026-07-08**: 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. - **2026-07-08**: 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. - **2026-07-08**: 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. - **2026-07-07**: 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. - **2026-07-07**: 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. - **2026-07-07**: Trump flies new jet to NATO summit — President Trump flies the new Air Force One to the NATO summit in Turkey. ## Recent coverage (4 stories, network-wide) ### 30-Day Air Force One Security Overhaul: Limited to Jammers, Dazzlers, Chaff 2026-07-21 00:18:44 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 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. Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/air-force-one-30-day-upgrade-limited-defenses ### Grand Jury Orders NYT Reporters to Testify July 15 on $400M Jet Security Leak 2026-07-12 02:24:30 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 5 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. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/legal-nyt-subpoena-air-force-one-leak ### New Air Force One’s Security Flaws Exposed—4 Reporters Subpoenaed Over Leak 2026-07-11 23:04:02 · Sector: space · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 11 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. Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/air-force-one-security-flaws-nyt-subpoenas-defense ### DOJ Subpoenas 4 NYT Reporters in First Amendment Clash Over Air Force One Leak 2026-07-11 23:03:46 · Sector: legal · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 11 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. Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/doj-subpoenas-nyt-journalists-air-force-one-legal --- This page is a machine-readable summary. Sentiment measures the directional read of each development for this entity, not the tone of the reporting; impact weights consequence, not syndication reach. See https://getyourbrief.com/guides/methodology for the full editorial methodology.