This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMO
Lockheed Martin has presented a concept for its EC-130J TACAMO aircraft for the first time.
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‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport Research
The C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner.
Doomsday Plane Crews Made This Darkly Humorous Music Video Aptly Set To “Burning Down The House”
The Talking Heads’ hit is set to clips of E-6B operations and houses being engulfed by nuclear firestorms.
Requirements For New Air Force Doomsday Planes Seem To Preclude Anything But 747s
The Air Force says it wants “a very large platform” to replace its existing 747-based E-4B airborne command center aircraft.
The Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday Plane
The Navy replaced a fleet of C-130s configured to support nuclear deterrent operations with jet-powered aircraft just over three decade ago. Now it looks like it wants to bring the C-130 back into the critical role.
New Report On U.S. Military Aircraft Reliability Is Downright Miserable
The report provides a damning depiction of the mission-capable rates and operating costs of the Pentagon’s aircraft fleet.
Test Of Minuteman III ICBM With Three Reentry Vehicles Sure Seems Like A Warning To Russia (Updated)
The Air Force currently fields operational Minuteman IIIs with just one warhead each to help meet international treaty obligations.
No, The United States Doesn’t Have An Automatic “Dead Hand” Trigger For Its ICBMs
A recent Air Force Magazine article has caused something of a stir after it highlighted systems and procedures that the U.S. Air Force employs to ensure it can still launch its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, if necessary, even if personnel in individual missile alert facilities are incapacitated for some reason. At first glance, it might appear that the United States has something of a “Dead Hand” arrangement to fire these world-ending weapons, drawing comparisons to systems the Soviet Union reportedly employed and that present-day Russia apparently still uses. However, a closer look at the American protocols shows the system is place is far from automatic and still has a number of checks and balances to prevent an inadvertent missile launch.
Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today
Part of the E-6B’s critical mission is to fly aerobatic-like maneuvers that allows them to send messages to ballistic missile submarines hiding below.
Last Night We Heard What It Sounds Like Just Before A B-52 Begins The End Of The World
A portion of America’s nuclear bomber force was airborne last night as part of a drill which included Emergency Action Message transmissions.