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| India inks deal for missile defence systems for desi 'Air Force One' | Writer | Admin | |||
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The desi “Air Force One”, equipped with
advanced missile defence measures, will finally be ready to fly the President
or Prime Minister by the middle of next year. India has now inked the around
$190 million (Rs 1,300 crore) deal with the US for two self-protection suites
(SPS), which will be retrofitted on the two custom-built Boeing-777 aircraft
earlier acquired for long-haul VVIP travel.
The two wide-bodied B-777s, with their
fully-integrated advanced missile approach warning sensors, , defensive
electronic warfare systems, infra-red counter-measures, digital radio frequency
jammers and other such contraptions under the overall SPS, will be akin to the
US President’s iconic Air Force One or the “flying Oval office”.
Though the US President’s aircraft is much more advanced, and can even serve as an airborne command centre to direct military operations during NBC (nuclear, chemical, biological) attacks, the Indian PM will be able to fly in a much more secure, and plush, manner with the new planes.
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