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Everything We Learned About The Next Doomsday Planes For The Air Force

Everything We Learned About The Next Doomsday Planes For The Air Force Everything We Learned About The Next Doomsday Planes For The Air Force

By Joseph Trevithick

May 23 12:49 PM EDT

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), which won the contract to build the U.S. Air Force’s highly specialized Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) aircraft last month, has acquired five Boeing 747-8s from Korean Air. The likelihood is that these will be converted as the successors to the Air Force’s aging 747-200-based E-4B Nightwatch ‘doomsday planes,’ although at this stage we still don’t know how many of the new SAOC aircraft will be fielded.

Former Korean Air 747s Slated To Become USAF Doomsday Planes (Updated) Former Korean Air 747s Slated To Become USAF Doomsday Planes (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

May 9 2:21 PM EDT

SAOC will replace the E-4B, now we have a better idea of what it will look like.

E-4B Doomsday Plane Replacement Concept Art Has Some Interesting Features E-4B Doomsday Plane Replacement Concept Art Has Some Interesting Features

By Tyler Rogoway

Apr 29 4:20 PM EDT

SNC has won the competition to deliver new Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) 'doomsday planes' to succeed the Air Force's E-4B Nightwatch jets.

Job Of Building The Air Force’s Next Doomsday Planes Falls To Sierra Nevada Corp. (Updated) Job Of Building The Air Force’s Next Doomsday Planes Falls To Sierra Nevada Corp. (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Apr 27 9:30 PM EDT

Boeing Exits Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Competition (Updated)

Boeing Exits Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Competition (Updated) Boeing Exits Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Competition (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Dec 5 1:43 PM EST

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots

E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling Shots

By Emma Helfrich, Tyler Rogoway

Apr 29 7:14 PM EDT

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated) E-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Jul 25 2:52 PM EDT

Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated) Home Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Jul 16 1:53 AM EDT

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months

A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months A Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for Months

By Joseph Trevithick

Jun 30 3:05 PM EDT

Pentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New Type

Pentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New Type Pentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New Type

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 24 8:49 PM EDT

Two USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base

Two USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base Two USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Jun 23 5:59 PM EDT