NEW DELHI – Indian PM Narendra Modi VIP Aircraft is being fitted with stateof the art Missile Defence System.
Two new Boeing 777 aircraft equipped with missile defence systems will beused to fly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind andVice President M Venkaiah Naidu from July 2020, sources said.
It is to be noted that currently, the prime minister, president and thevice-president fly on Air India’s Boeing 747 aircraft. The new Boeing 777aircraft will be fitted with state-of-the-art missile defence systems LargeAircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Self-Protection Suites(SPS), which will enhance its security manifold.
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The two aircraft are currently being customised at Dallas facility ofBoeing and the missile defence systems of these aircraft will make them assecure as the Boeing 747-200B used by US President Donald Trump.
