Featured in NightwatchBYEmma 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, 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, 2021ShareBYTyler 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, 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, 2019ShareBYTyler 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
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
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
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
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
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
