{"id":65877,"date":"2026-02-17T19:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-air-force-vip-fleet-being-repainted-in-trumps-preferred-palette-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:33:01","slug":"u-s-air-force-vip-fleet-being-repainted-in-trumps-preferred-palette-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-air-force-vip-fleet-being-repainted-in-trumps-preferred-palette-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Air Force VIP fleet being repainted in Trump&#8217;s preferred palette, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>The Kennedy-era paint colors on the exterior of aircraft in the U.S. Air Force presidential and VIP fleet are being replaced with a new design in President Trump&#8217;s preferred palette. The new colors will appear on planes including the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/qatar-jet-trump-air-force-one-preparations\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">donated Qatari jet<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and two planes Boeing is converting to serve as Air Force One, sources told CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the blue and white aircraft are already being repainted in dark navy blue, deep red and gold as they come in for scheduled due repairs and maintenance, the officials said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The classic robin&#8217;s egg blue color scheme of the current fleet dates back to the Kennedy administration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The new red, dark blue and white paint job is being required for Air Force One jets as well as others in the executive fleet, including the new 747-8i from Qatar and C-32 aircraft, an Air Force spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/17\/3d3d973d-9103-4cb8-931d-d1413d767904\/thumbnail\/620x413g1\/b99ac17b8a496088d477320d1eb2419d\/gettyimages-2233552325.jpg#\" alt=\"President Trump Meets With Visiting Polish President Karol Nawrocki At The White House \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/17\/3d3d973d-9103-4cb8-931d-d1413d767904\/thumbnail\/620x413g1\/b99ac17b8a496088d477320d1eb2419d\/gettyimages-2233552325.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/02\/17\/3d3d973d-9103-4cb8-931d-d1413d767904\/thumbnail\/1240x826g1\/8bc03aed9e6ce9fefd694d24c235f85b\/gettyimages-2233552325.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">File: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 3, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Alex Wong \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mr. Trump in his first term rolled out a model airplane with the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-air-force-one-getting-makeover\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">paint colors<\/a><\/span> he wanted for Air Force One, but President Joe Biden <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-air-force-one-paint-plan-scrapped\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">canceled that paint design<\/a><\/span> for the VC-25Bs, the Defense Department&#8217;s version of the Boeing 747 airliner.<\/p>\n<p>The new paint requirement includes the smaller C-32 aircraft, which carry high-priority personnel such as the first lady or top cabinet officials, and serve as Air Force Two when the vice president is aboard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Contractor L3 Harris has been upgrading the Air Force Two planes at its plant in Greenville, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boeing continues to work on a new generation of Air Force One planes in a deal signed in 2018. Meanwhile, the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/jet-donated-by-qatar-could-start-serving-as-trump-new-air-force-one-this-summer\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">plane donated by Qatar<\/a><\/span> that the Air Force is refurbishing is expected to be ready for use as Air Force One no later than this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first C-32 has been painted and is expected to be delivered to the Air Force in the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>The War Zone, a defense news and analysis website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/c-32a-air-force-two-jet-emerges-wearing-trumps-new-air-force-one-paint-job\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> on images of the C-32 painted in the new color scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section 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