Trump says Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky will fund a new White House helipad for Marine One, with the project costing up to $6 million.

Donald Trump has added nearly $900,000 to the project.

President Donald Trump says he's building a granite helipad on the White House lawn. The project, estimated to cost up to $6 million, is said to be privately funded.

The helipad is needed to handle the new, more powerful helicopters in the fleet used to transport Trump to and from the White House, he said.

The helipad is under construction on the White House South Lawn.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he's building a granite helipad on the White House lawn, insisting that the landing area is needed to accommodate new,…

President Donald Trump unveiled plans to construct a granite helipad on the White House South Lawn to accommodate Marine One helicopters.

US President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that work was underway to build a "beautiful" new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed redesign to the…

Trump said the helipad would be privately funded, with an estimated cost reaching up to $6 million

El mandatario estadounidense estimó que la obra costaría unos $ 6 millones, aunque el diario Washington Post aseguró que ascendería a $ 13 millones.

US president said the project would be funded by Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, and estimated its cost at US$6 million.

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El proyecto, valorado entre cinco y seis millones de dólares, busca resolver un problema técnico que mantuvo las aeronaves fuera de servicio desde 2024

WASHINGTON, July 7 — US President Donald Trump today confirmed that work was underway to build a “beautiful” new helipad at the White House, in his latest personally directed...

Trump says Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky will fund a new White House helipad for Marine One, with the project costing up to $6 million.

Confirmation of the project came as construction crews had already begun working on the helipad on the South Lawn.

US President Donald Trump has announced a new White House helipad project on the South Lawn, saying it will provide a dedicated landing area for the presidential helicopter,…

Trump didn't say how long the work would take. It is the latest major construction project he has overseen in an effort to increasingly mold the White House in his own image.

"Trump has refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill that would lower costs for working Americans... but he's laser-focused on building a new helipad," said one lawmaker.

President Donald Trump says upgrade necessary as successor model helicopter intended to serve as next Marine One scorches grass with downward exhaust vents

President Donald Trump said the granite helipad will prevent the new fleet of Sikorsky Marine One helicopters from damaging the South Lawn.