Featured in E-4BBYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareE-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling ShotsThe KC-46A Pegasus has completed aerial refueling trials with the E-4B Nightwatch and Edwards AFB has some incredible photos to show for it. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021ShareE-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)Seldom, if ever, do E-4Bs visit Tonopah Test Range Airport in Nevada and, in this case, the Secretary of Defense might have been onboard. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport ResearchThe C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021ShareBYRobert HopkinsJun 1, 2021ShareThe History Of American Presidents Flying Aboard Doomsday PlanesWe explore the relationship between presidents and the Air Force’s flying command posts that are meant to carry them into Armageddon. BYRobert HopkinsJun 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 17, 2021ShareRequirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747sThe Air Force says it wants “a very large platform” to replace its existing 747-based E-4B airborne command center aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 17, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020ShareThieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday PlaneThe criminals removed a hatch and made off with radio equipment from the strategic airborne command post. BYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNew Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright MiserableThe report provides a damning depiction of the mission-capable rates and operating costs of the Pentagon’s aircraft fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2020ShareOffutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable AircraftThe base, which is the home of U.S. Strategic Command, has been ravaged by tornados and floods in recent years. BYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force One Has This Unique Navigator’s Cockpit Station That’s Unlike Any Other 747The USAF’s duo of highly modified VC-25A jumbo jets still have some surprising features even though they’ve been flying for nearly 30 years BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Now Know What This Unique Pop-Up Nose Panel On Air Force One And Nightwatch 747s Is ForThe system is totally unique to the tiny handful of 747 Jumbo Jets with aerial refueling capabilities. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019ShareHome Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)Offutt Air Force Base is succumbing to the massively swollen Missouri River and things could get worse before they get better. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareA Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for MonthsThe incident only underscores the need for the service to move quickly to find replacements for the aging and expensive to operate planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours AsiaWith tensions simmering between the US and North Korea, the Secret Service has clearly spared no expense for the trip. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018ShareHuge Strategic Exercise Is Underway With Half The B-2 Fleet Airborne Over The U.S. (Updated)A series of strategic aircraft movements, including the congregation of a dozen KC-10s tankers, signaled a major operation was underway. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017SharePentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New TypeConsolidating the E-4B NAOC and E-6B Mercury missions into one common aircraft while also sharing platform commonality with a C-32A replacement makes a ton of sense. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2017ShareTwo USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force BaseThe E-4Bs’ tails were sticking out of their hangars when the tornado struck. BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2017Share12
BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareE-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Dwarfs A KC-46 In These Stunning Refueling ShotsThe KC-46A Pegasus has completed aerial refueling trials with the E-4B Nightwatch and Edwards AFB has some incredible photos to show for it. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021ShareE-4B “Doomsday Plane” Just Made A Highly Unusual Visit To Secretive Tonopah Test Range Airport (Updated)Seldom, if ever, do E-4Bs visit Tonopah Test Range Airport in Nevada and, in this case, the Secretary of Defense might have been onboard. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJul 25, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport ResearchThe C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share
BYRobert HopkinsJun 1, 2021ShareThe History Of American Presidents Flying Aboard Doomsday PlanesWe explore the relationship between presidents and the Air Force’s flying command posts that are meant to carry them into Armageddon. BYRobert HopkinsJun 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 17, 2021ShareRequirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747sThe Air Force says it wants “a very large platform” to replace its existing 747-based E-4B airborne command center aircraft. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 17, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020ShareThieves Broke Into Russia’s Il-80 Doomsday PlaneThe criminals removed a hatch and made off with radio equipment from the strategic airborne command post. BYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020ShareNew Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright MiserableThe report provides a damning depiction of the mission-capable rates and operating costs of the Pentagon’s aircraft fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2020ShareOffutt Air Force Base Is Evacuating All Flyable AircraftThe base, which is the home of U.S. Strategic Command, has been ravaged by tornados and floods in recent years. BYTyler RogowayMar 19, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAir Force One Has This Unique Navigator’s Cockpit Station That’s Unlike Any Other 747The USAF’s duo of highly modified VC-25A jumbo jets still have some surprising features even though they’ve been flying for nearly 30 years BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Now Know What This Unique Pop-Up Nose Panel On Air Force One And Nightwatch 747s Is ForThe system is totally unique to the tiny handful of 747 Jumbo Jets with aerial refueling capabilities. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019ShareHome Of Strategic Command And Some Of The USAF’s Most Prized Aircraft Is Flooding (Updated)Offutt Air Force Base is succumbing to the massively swollen Missouri River and things could get worse before they get better. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareA Tornado Left the USAF With Only One Active E-4B “Doomsday Plane” for MonthsThe incident only underscores the need for the service to move quickly to find replacements for the aging and expensive to operate planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe Presidential Motorcade Is on Full Display as Trump Tours AsiaWith tensions simmering between the US and North Korea, the Secret Service has clearly spared no expense for the trip. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018ShareHuge Strategic Exercise Is Underway With Half The B-2 Fleet Airborne Over The U.S. (Updated)A series of strategic aircraft movements, including the congregation of a dozen KC-10s tankers, signaled a major operation was underway. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickApr 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017SharePentagon May Replace Its Doomsday Planes And “Air Force Two” With One New TypeConsolidating the E-4B NAOC and E-6B Mercury missions into one common aircraft while also sharing platform commonality with a C-32A replacement makes a ton of sense. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2017Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2017ShareTwo USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force BaseThe E-4Bs’ tails were sticking out of their hangars when the tornado struck. BYTyler RogowayJun 23, 2017Share
