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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

By Joseph Trevithick
Posted on May 23, 2024
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)

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on May 9, 2024
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

By Tyler Rogoway
Posted on Apr 29, 2024
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)

By Joseph Trevithick
Updated on Apr 28, 2024
Boeing Exits Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Competition (Updated)

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

By Thomas Newdick
Posted on Dec 5, 2023
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
Posted on Apr 29, 2022
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
Updated on Jul 25, 2021
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
Updated on Jul 16, 2019
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
Updated on Jun 30, 2019
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
Updated on Jun 25, 2017
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
Updated on Jun 23, 2017