- By Shivam Shandilya
- Fri, 23 Jun 2023 05:50 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
PM Modi In USA Latest Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to America. He reached US via an Air India One flight. It took off from New Delhi on June 20 at 7:30 a.m. and flew non-stop from Delhi to New York.
Air India One aircraft is a Boeing 777-300ER and is operated by the Indian Air Force. It is used by the President, Vice President, and Prime Minister of India. In comparison to the Air Force One of the USA, it stands no less in terms of safety and facilities.
PM Modi In USA Latest Updates: PM Modi's Air India One Specifications
- Air India One is equipped with an advanced communication system, which allows audio and video communication functions in mid-air without being hacked.
- It also has a missile approach warning system and is fitted to the rear wings of this aircraft. With the help of these sensors, pilots can attack missiles.
- It also has an electronic warfare jammer that easily blocks enemy GPS and drone signals.
- It has an Anti-Missile system that saves the Aircraft from Infrared missiles.
- It comes with a radar-tracking missile and evades threats from a radar tracking missile.
- Secure Satellite Communication helps the aircraft confuse the other missile by releasing lighted flares.
- This aircraft also comes with a mid-air refuelling facility. After it gets refulled once, it can fly continuously for 17 hours.
- It is equipped with an advanced communications system that allows audio and video connectivity in the air with top security.
- The aircraft consists of two conference rooms, a press briefing room, a media room, and a secure communication room with network jammers.
PM Modi In USA Latest Updates: How Air India One Is Different From Air Force One?
The aircraft in which the US President flies is called Air Force One, and these flights are equipped with many facilities.
- Technically, "Air Force One" used to designate any Air Force aircraft carrying the President, but the term is now used to refer to the specific aircraft that the Commander Used to carry the commander-in-chief.
- Air Force One refers to one of the two highly customized Boeing 747-200B series aircraft, with tail codes 28000 and 29000. The Air Force designation for the aircraft is VC-25A.
- In the aircraft, the President has 4,000 square feet of floor space on three levels, including a suite that includes a large office, lavatory, and conference room.
- It includes a medical suite that can function as an operating room, and a doctor is available on board at all times.
- The aircraft is designed in such a manner that it can refuel in the air, and there is no limit to it.