Some high profile aircraft, such as Air Force One are not displayed. Most other aircraft subject to restriction are shown as anonymized by aircraft type.
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The President of the United States must be ready to travel anywhere in the world on a moment's notice. Fortunately, modern presidents have access to a variety of transportation options — including flying aboard Air Force One.
The Air Force usually does not have fighter aircraft escort the presidential aircraft over the United States but it has occurred. The first instance came during the state funeral of John F. Kennedy when it was followed by 50 fighters (20 Navy and 30 Air Force), representing the states of the union.
Flightradar24 has a rapidly growing network of 35,000 ground stations around the world to receive this data that then shows up as aircraft moving on a map in the app.
Considering Musk has been extremely vocal about his distaste for Sweeney's jet-tracking habits, it didn't come as a surprise when he quickly banned the college student's over 30 accounts after buying Twitter in October 2022. However, despite heated online debates, jet tracking is not illegal.
When VC-25A or the currently under development VC-25B are in the air but not carrying the president, air traffic controllers may refer to them by their tail numbers, Special Air Missions (SAM) 28000 and 29000, or by a call sign of their choosing.
And while the plane features a private residence, meeting rooms, a medical facility, and Secret Service agents, there are no weapons onboard. With an essential role of transporting US officials, let's look at how the Boeing VC-25 can thwart any attack despite being unarmed.