The Palm Beach Post is reporting that federal officials have added extra security around Bunker Boi’s 17-acre Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in the form of surface-to-air protection vehicles.
A photographer for the Palm Beach Post noticed the two Avenger Air Defense vehicles on October 23, now positioned on a floating barge in the Lake Worth Lagoon on the west side of the seawall next to Trump’s Florida residence.
An additional bank of Avenger Air Defense System has been positioned at the Donald J. Trump International Airport near the area where Air Force One parks.
“The U.S. Secret Service continues to operate in a heightened threat environment, and this agency continuously adapts its protective operations to incorporate cutting-edge tools, technology, and methods to safeguard our protectees,” a Secret Service spokesperson told the Palm Beach Daily News.
The Boeing Avenger comprises a modified Humvee equipped with a rotating turret that has two pods capable of launching short-range infrared-homing Stinger missiles, which could target cruise missiles, drones, helicopters and low-flying and high-speed fixed-wing aircraft, according to the Army.