US President Joe Biden will visit India to participate in the G20 Summit in Delhi, and he will be arriving on September 8 amid heavy security arrangements. He will land at around 7 pm and will directly go to attend a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi
During his visit, Biden will have his own security mechanism, including the world’s most expensive and safest car, ‘The Beast’. The car will be flown to India from the US in a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, a large military transport aircraft
Along with the ‘The Beast,’ the US President's security mechanism also includes advanced weapons, bomb detectors, a control room and a parallel communication system, along with the Air Force One and helicopters for air travel
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The world's safest car is equipped with military-grade armour, bullet-proof windows, and a tear gas dispenser. The armour is made up of aluminium, ceramic and steel and is capable of protecting the passengers even in case of chemical warfare
The US President’s car carries its own supply of oxygen in case of any chemical or biological attack
‘The Beast’ has 5-inch-thick doors at the front and 8-inch-thick doors in the rear. To withstand a bomb blast, the car has five layers of glass and polycarbonate
Some of the enhanced features of the US President's ride include a shotgun, smoke screen, two bags of blood matching the president, a communication device, GPS and night vision
The Beast can accommodate seven people and is packed with several features unavailable in other limousines. The car’s latest model, launched in 2018 and made by General Motors (GM) in the US, which costs over $1.5 million
The name ‘The Beast’ was first heard in 2001 when George W Bush was the president. His car was an entirely ground-up built model, incorporating many of the functions that are fitted to the modern version, according to The Independent report. The name stayed with the car even after multiple presidents changed after Bush's presidency