Despite the sharp criticism, the government of US President Donald Trump accepts an expensive plane as a gift from the leadership in Qatar. Asked for an American journalist about the gift of $ 400 million, Trump said it was a “very nice thing” that the US would get the plane. However, experts find a security risk.
The US Department of Defense announced on Wednesday that a Boeing 747 machine is accepted in accordance with all rules and regulations, which must be upgraded for Trump as Air Force One of a government plane.
American media had reported the plans that the EMIR family wants to give an aircraft worth around $ 400 million (EUR 355.84 million). The Jet must be transferred from the Qatar to the US Department of Defense. For a long time there has been criticism and questions about the possible influence in the US government because of the dimension of the gift. Trump defended the project violently.
It must look so luxurious in the personalized luxury plane:
Experts: Jet remained uncertain despite the adjustment
According to experts, the Boeing 747, as an American government machine, would only be used with further security measures. Even if the defense and communication equipment for use if Air Force One were improved, fighter jets would have to guide the plane. The Qatarian machine does not have the electronic defense and rocket warning systems or other functions that have insured the survival of the Air Force One, said Richard Aboulafia of the advisory company Aerodynamic Advies according to the Reuters news agency. In his opinion, even foreign journeys can also be banned because “the security level in international airspace or at airports cannot be guaranteed”.
The Air Force is almost never needed in guidance by fighter jets, because it is equipped with its own defense systems, including flare tractets, electronic interference and infrared detection systems. An escort is sometimes used for traveling abroad or in situations in which national security is threatened, such as after the attacks of 11 September 2001.
According to an insider, the US government had asked the L3HARRIS technologies of the armor to subsequently offer the machine offered by Qatar afterwards. According to experts, this should protect the communication systems against spying and protect the machine against rocket attacks. The costs for the afterwards of the 13 -year luxury plane are currently unknown, but are probably considerable. The current efforts of Boeing to build two new Air Force One aircraft is currently exceeding the sum of $ five billion. In 2018 they were commissioned for $ 3.8 billion under the first Trump administration.
Source: Krone
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