Featured in TACAMOBYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareThis Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMOThe next-generation EC-130J TACAMO will replace the current fleet of E-6B Mercury jets in a throwback to the Cold War era. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareBYJoseph 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, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday PlaneThe Navy replaced a fleet of C-130s configured to support nuclear deterrent operations with jet-powered aircraft just over three decades ago. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2019ShareHere’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore TodayPart 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. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 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 27, 2018ShareLast Night We Heard What It Sounds Like Just Before A B-52 Begins The End Of The WorldA portion of America’s nuclear bomber force was airborne last night as part of a drill which included Emergency Action Message transmissions. BYTyler RogowayJun 27, 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 RogowayNov 17, 2016ShareThat Jet That Orbited Over Denver Actually Isn’t Much of a MysterySorry to break it to you, folks, but the local story that went national about a mysterious plane over Denver really wasn’t much of a story at all. BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2016Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareThis Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Next ‘Doomsday Plane,’ The EC-130J TACAMOThe next-generation EC-130J TACAMO will replace the current fleet of E-6B Mercury jets in a throwback to the Cold War era. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022Share
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
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Wants To Go Back To Flying The C-130 Hercules As Its Next Doomsday PlaneThe Navy replaced a fleet of C-130s configured to support nuclear deterrent operations with jet-powered aircraft just over three decades ago. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 21, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2019ShareHere’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore TodayPart 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. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 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 27, 2018ShareLast Night We Heard What It Sounds Like Just Before A B-52 Begins The End Of The WorldA portion of America’s nuclear bomber force was airborne last night as part of a drill which included Emergency Action Message transmissions. BYTyler RogowayJun 27, 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 RogowayNov 17, 2016ShareThat Jet That Orbited Over Denver Actually Isn’t Much of a MysterySorry to break it to you, folks, but the local story that went national about a mysterious plane over Denver really wasn’t much of a story at all. BYTyler RogowayNov 17, 2016Share
