How IAF ensures VVIP and VIP Security and Transportation ?

How IAF ensures VVIP and VIP Security and Transportation

Usually we think that the actual responsibility of the IAF is security in the Air. Besides this there an important role of IAF  that is Ensuring Transportation  of VIPs and VVIPs. For Ensuring VVIP and VIP Transportation Indian Air Force had Deputed Separate Squardon. Established in 1 November 1947, This Squardon is headquartered  at Gurgaon and Known as Air Headquarter Telecommunications Squadron.

It has a crucial role to plan the Transportation of VIPs  and VVIPs as well as foreign delegates and secure their movements. Not only VIPs and VVIPs the important ministers of the Central Government, important personalities, Chief of air staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Navy Staff, ministry of home affairs and ministry of defence eminent personalities are also served by this squadron. This squadron has the responsibilities of the movements of President, Prime Minister, Governors, important delegates, head of every ministry, defence secretary, cabinet secretary, central govt. ministers.

Everything You Need To Know About VVIP Security and VIP Protection In India

For The Movement of VVIP and VIP’s Indian Air Force has a Fleet of Aircrafts in this squadrons like  Boeing 777 which plans the travelling of Prime Minister and President Of India.The Aircraft is known as Air India 1

This Squardon has both fixed wing and rotary wing and along with the tie ups with  companies like Airbus and Boeing are used in this squadron. These planes are purchased and operated by IAF. Air Headquarter Telecommunications Squadron is headed by a Group Captain ranked officer and the motto of this squadron is Seva and Suraksha.

If we talk about fleet Boeing 777, four Embraer Legacy Jets also know as Meghadoot is purchased by Boeing. MI 17 Helicopter earlier MI 8 helicopters were used for these movements but after technological advancement MI 17 helicopters are in use.At the time of movement of these VIPs and VVIPs the squadron has to rekey a lot. In which meteorological department checks for the weather forecast when clearance of weather assures on then a flight assists the VIP movements.Whenever the movement is going on the planes are equipped with rockets and missiles so that at the time of danger they can be self dependent to attack.Therefore AHQ Communication Squadron all the planes and helicopters are used as if they are capable to combat.

Whenever IAF purchases a fighter plane it does not assure for comfort level it assures for speed, accuracy, power of engine.But AHQ AHQ Communication Squadron whenever purchased a plane it also assures for the comfort along with the speed, accuracy, and power of engine.Therefore from  Boeing and Aribus it purchases customized planes.

Can you believe that the cost of the plane which is used by Prime minister is ₹ 4000 cores.

Two AI-1 (Boeing 777)  are purchased in ₹ 8,400 corers is completely customized and it completely self dependent . Which has all facilities such as bedroom, media room, medical room, rest room. And they are equipped with nuclear missiles also.

Along with MI 17 helicopter Boeing 737 also has in this squadron.

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