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Current fleet
Apart from the Boeing 747-400 owned by Air India and used on international state visits, the IAF currently owns four 14 seater
Embraer 135, four 20 seater
Embraer 145 and three customised 46 seater
Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) that have a VIP cabin and are used for VIP movement. Of these the Boeing 747s are used by either the Prime Minister, President or Vice President when on official overseas visits.
[4][5]
Each Embraer 135 is equipped with missile-deflecting systems, modern flight management system including global positioning system, as well as category II instrument landing system. These aircraft cost the IAF ₹14 billion (US$210 million) each.
[5] The Three BBJs, named
Rajdoot,
Rajhans and
Rajkamal cost the IAF ₹93.4 billion (US$1.4 billion) each (₹73.4 billion (US$1.1 billion) for the actual aircraft plus an additional ₹20 billion (US$310 million) for Self Protection Suites).
[3][4] Self-protection suites include radar warning receivers, it also has highly trained commandos to protect the president/vice/prime minister, missile-approach warning and counter-measure systems. The aircraft has the capability to shoot
chaff and
flares to deviate
radar-guided and
heat-seeking missiles off their track along with other security tools.The other security instruments are undisclosed by the Indian Air Force.
The onboard electronics include about 238 miles of wiring (twice the amount found in a normal 747). Heavy shielding is tough enough to protect the wiring and crucial electronics from the electromagnetic pulse associated with a nuclear blas