"At least some of" $934 M in "transferred" Pentagon funds will be used to renovate "free" Qatari jet "to Trump's liking" [View all]

The Pentagon has transferred $934 million from the “Sentinel,” a $77.7 billion project dedicated to modernizing the U.S.’ ground-based nuclear missiles, to fund a classified project, according to The New York Times, and Air Force officials said at least some of the funds will go toward renovating a Qatari-funded Boeing 747-8 to Trump’s liking.

Sentinel began in 2020, and delays have pushed the project’s cost to more than $125 billion. A Pentagon estimate last year found the project’s cost could grow to $160 billion.

The Defense Department revealed it had dipped into funds for the over-budget, behind-schedule project but only said the money would go toward a “classified” project, according to the Times.

Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said in June the cost to renovate the new plane, which Qatar delivered to the U.S. in May after weeks of controversy over the potential conflicts of interest involved in Trump’s decision to accept the vessel, would be “less than $400 million.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-secretly-splurges-nuclear-cash-on-trumps-free-jet/