Why are American experts considering Qatar's 'luxury gift' a threat? What is special about the plane being given to Trump

News Topical, Digital Desk : Qatar is going to gift a luxurious Boeing 747 plane worth Rs 3400 crore to US President Donald Trump. This gift from Qatar has increased the anxiety in the US intelligence department. Experts from US security agencies are expressing serious concern about this gift.

He says that any such gift, especially from a foreign government, could pose a serious threat of espionage, surveillance and hacking of communication systems.

Additionally, its intelligence gathering capabilities are not compromised, and it is designed to be able to absorb the sensitive communications and countermeasures capabilities that are present in any aircraft, such as Air Force One.

'Changes will have to be made in the plane'

Thad Troy, former station chief at the Central Intelligence Agency, said of the matter,

The American expert further said that the plane will have to be completely modified to make it safe. He further said that no matter how many changes are made, he is not in favor of the US President boarding a Qatar jet.

It would be 'foolish' to reject plane offer: Trump

Chuck Schumer warns Trump administration over Qatar's plane offer Meanwhile, US Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday he would block all of President Donald Trump's Justice Department nominees until the agency reveals what it knows about Qatar's offer to give the Trump administration a plane worth $400 million.

The Senate is currently set to decide on three Justice Department nominees. Trump said on Monday that it would be "foolish" to reject Qatar's offer of a Boeing 747-8 aircraft to be used as the US Air Force One, used by US presidents.

Schumer cited reports that the US Attorney General had signed off on the deal for the plane. In a speech to the Senate, he said, "The Attorney General will have to explain to the House and the Senate why gifting a private jet to Trump should not be considered a violation of the US Constitution."

What is special about this luxury plane?

• The length of this aircraft is about 76.3 meters, it is believed that it is longer than the Airbus A380 flight. The aircraft has two decks. Both its decks are for seating and other facilities.
• Also, it is far ahead in technology as compared to other aircraft. Equipped with advanced technology, this aircraft has state-of-the-art navigation and acoustics systems.
• Apart from this, it also has the capacity to add ever mid-air refueling and missile defense systems. Boeing 747-8 can fly more than 15,000 kilometers on a single refueling.
• If we talk about the speed of the aircraft, then the speed of Boeing 747-8 is 1053 km per hour.

US President's Air Force One plane

Now let's talk about America's Air Force One airplane. The American President's airplane, Air Force One, travels with 100 people at a time.

There is 4 thousand square feet of floor space inside the Air Force One airplane. It has a special room, bathroom and medical facilities for the US President. Also, this plane has medical facilities, which help people in the most difficult problems.

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