New aircraft for PM Modi to arrive next week

Next week Air India One, the highly customised wide-bodied Boeing 777-300 ERs, meant exclusively for the Indian Prime Minister, President and the Vice-President, is set to land in Delhi.the first aircraft will land next week, the second will arrive by the end of this year.

The aircraft, will have its own missile defence system, called the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) and Self-Protection Suites (SPS) besides state-of-the-art communication system, will be operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF), although Air India would receive it.

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A team consisting of senior officers from Air India, IAF and security agencies are already in the US to finish the formalities and bring the aircraft to India.

The aircraft has Bharat and India written over it, apart from the Ashoka emblem.