President Pratibha Patil will do the honours first by taking a ride on the Indian Air Force's Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) from the Palam air base that day, IAF officials said here on Monday.
Self Protection Suites include radar warning receivers, missile-approach warning systems and counter-measure systems. The aircraft would have the capability to shoot metal chaff and flares to deviate radar-guided missiles and heat-seeking missiles off the track.
The three jets, bought from the United States last year at a cost of Rs 734 crore, has an additional Rs 200-crore Self Protection Suites (SPS) for electronic warfare integrated onto the aircraft to provide greater security from enemy missiles.
It is patterned on the US president's office-in-the-sky.
April 1 date for President with business jets
Isn't it excessive spending... They ordered 3 aircraft... One for the President, one for PM and one for
VIP... They should have ordered and used 2 planes efficiently and stopped the extra expenditure i.e 3rd...
During these times, when the GDP is below 5 for the first time since WW2, they are spending like crazy... I know the order was given last year but that's still crazy....
Just wasting tax payers money for personal use...
