Teen Tracking Elon Musk’s Jet Now Goes After Russian Oligarchs With New Project

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David Rufful
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19-year-old Jack Sweeney of Florida gained popularity as he became tracking the movements of Elon Musk’s private jet.

This is accomplished by using legal websites that track aircraft transponders. He uses his own tech and coding skills to create Twitter bots, which track the jet.

However, now he’s shifting his focus to Russian oligarchs.

As a result of Russia’s unprovoked invasion into Ukraine, the EU announced that Russian-owned or controlled planes are now unable to land in, take off from or fly over any EU nation.

This also includes the private jets of Russian billionaire oligarchs.

Sweeney launched the new project:

More on this story via Fox News:

Sweeney launched a new account, @RUOligarchJets, on Saturday, which is currently tracking over a dozen jets, including those owned by Russia’s wealthiest person, Vladimir Potanin, Chelsea soccer team owner Roman Abramovich and Alexander Abramov, the head of the country’s largest steel producer.

In addition, Sweeney launched a separate account called @PutinJet. However, he warned that it may not be accurate, noting “there are a dozen VIP Russian planes, and ADS-B coverage isn’t great in Russia.”

The @RUOligarchJets account has about 154,000 followers and the @PutinJet account has over 29,000 followers as of the time of publication. The accounts do not reveal who actually may be on the flights or other critical information that would be needed by intelligence agencies.

“I launched [the accounts] because people had asked me to track them as they knew I had the capability to do so,” Sweeney told FOX Business. He noted that he has not been contacted by the U.S. or Ukrainian governments about the accounts.

In January, Sweeney said he turned down Musk’s $5,000 offer to stop tracking his jet. Sweeney received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to track Musk’s plane using the @ElonJet account, which has amassed over 389,000 followers to date. Sweeney asked Musk to up his offer to $50,000 plus an internship, which Musk reportedly declined.

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