Pentagon accepts Boeing jet from Qatar

The US Defense Department has accepted a Boeing jet from Qatar that will be retrofitted and used to transport President Trump, Report informs via CBS News.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth accepted the Boeing 747 "in accordance with all federal rules and regulations."

"The Department of Defense will work to ensure proper security measures and functional-mission requirements are considered for an aircraft used to transport the President of the United States," Parnell said.

The New York Times first noted that the Pentagon had accepted the jetliner from the government of Qatar.

"As directed by the Secretary of Defense, the Air Force is preparing to award a contract to modify a Boeing 747 aircraft for executive airlift. Details related to the contract are classified," a spokesperson for the Air Force said in a statement.