sponimbataquephrag.netlify.com

India has got the delivery of one of the two specially modified Boeing 777 aircraft, which will fly VVIPs like president, vice president and prime minister. The custom-made B777 aircraft arrived from Texas, the US, in Delhi on Thursday this week after undergoing modification for over two years.

Modi Boeing 777 Price

Boeing had earlier planned to deliver the aircraft to Air India by August after a postponement in July due to COVID-19 but the delivery was delayed again due to technical reasons, PTI d officials as saying.

• Boeing 777 aircraft is loaded with state-of-the-art missile defence systems called Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures and Self-Protection Suites, which can jam missile systems and includes.
• Jun 06, 2020 PM Modi's New Advanced Boeing 777 VVIP Plane With Air Force One Like Protection Clicked for the 1st Time Boeing 777. (Image Credit: Andy Egloff) The VVIP plane captured airborne gets a completely new livery, unlike the Air India livery of the current Boeing 747.
• Two specially modified Boeing-777 aircraft with enhanced protection will soon join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Air India One fleet by September. According to agencies, the first head-of-state Boeing-777 aircraft will arrive in India from the United States by August-end followed by the second one a month later.

Boeing will now deliver another custom-made VVIP aircraft to Air India by this month. These two planes will incur the retrofitting cost worth Rs 8,400 crore.

The VVIPs like PM or president earlier flew on Air India's Boeing 747 aircraft. These 20-year-old planes lack ultra-modern security features like sensors to detect and jam missiles and safe and secure communications systems.

NEW DELHI: India is all set to receive two wide-bodied Boeing 777-300ERs from the United States to serve as 'Air India One' that will be used to fly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath.

These two special planes will be flown by two Indian Air Force pilots, who have been trained by Air India to operate the VVIP planes.

The aircraft's call sign is 'Air India One' like that of US President Donald Trump's, which is Air Force One. The current Boeing 747 planes of the president, vice president and the prime minister also bear the call sign 'Air India One'. Unlike the new modified planes, Boeing 747 planes are flown by Air India staff.

These planes are also used by the national carrier for commercial flights when they are not flying VVIPs. In a change, the new planes will be used for the travel of the dignitaries only. Both these modified planes were briefly included in the Air India fleet in 2018 but were later sent back to the US for modification.

Here are some special features of VVIP plane:

Modi Boeing 777-300er

• State-of-the-art missile defence systems called Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Self-Protection Suites (SPS)
• The LAIRCM is an advanced missile detection system that automatically detects and jams enemy missile systems, without any action required by the pilot
• Self-Protection Suites are also used by the US President's Air Force One. It includes countermeasures dispensing systems and defensive warfare suites
• They provide extraordinary comfort, have superior range, are best in terms of fuel efficiency

Also read: Two Boeing wide-body planes for Modi, Kovind, Naidu to cost Rs 8,458 crore

Also read: Govt to sell 100% stake in Air India; issues bid document

Modi Boeing 777x

Also read: Air India sale: Deal terms look 'sweet' but is govt misleading buyers?

India is all set to receive its new Plane (Air India One) Boeing 777-300ERs which will be used to fly VVIPs including Prime minister, President, and Vice- President of India, The new plane will be equipped with most advance sophisticated technologies, military defence systems and a reconfigured cabin which includes Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Self-Protection Suites (SPS).

Boeing 777-200

The plane will also feature Advanced Electronic Warfare Suites which will not only protect aircraft from any kind of attack from the surface to air but also will be able to take countermeasures in case of an attack.

Earlier, India's VVIPs use to fly in 747 Boeing jets with some basic modifications and which were also used for the general public as well as planes belonging to the Air India fleet. A team of 40 Air India pilots is being trained alongside IAF Pilots to fly the state-of-the-art VVIP planes.

Prime Minister, President, or Vice-President sometimes have to travel long hours in 747 Boeing. However, it is not capable to fly more than 10 hours without refueling,

Top government officials told PTI that a team of senior officials of the central government have gone to the United States to receive the delivery of Special Extra Section Flight (SESF) or VVIP aircraft 'Air India One'. The officials added that another custom-made B777 plane is likely to be received from Boeing in September.

The new aircraft can fly over 17 hours continuously without landing in between for refueling.

Modi New Plane Boeing 777

Due to the advanced communication system fitted in the aircraft, Prime minister or the President will be able to communicate with the relevant ground staff through video or audio conferencing without a trap.

Modi New Boeing 777

The New Boeing 777-300ERs will be operated by pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and not of Air India, as earlier.