SECURITYJul 25 · 09:01 UTCNYT USEric Lipton, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Thomas Vollkommer, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster, Arfa Momin, Junho Lee, Whitney Shefte and Paul Abowd

President Trump’s New Air Force One Poses Potential Security Risks

President Trump abruptly switched aircraft during a trip to Turkey due to a credible threat from Iranian proxies targeting a new Air Force One. The new aircraft lacked key security modifications required for a Qatari Boeing 747.

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