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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth utilized a Silver Bullet Command and Control module on his first overseas trip.
Air

C-17’s ‘Silver Bullet’ Airstream Trailer Pod Used By Secretary Of Defense Hegseth On First Overseas Trip

By Howard Altman

Posted on Feb 12, 2025

Everything We Learned About The Next Doomsday Planes For The Air Force
Air

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.
Air

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.
Air

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.
Air

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)
Air

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
Air

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)
Air

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)
Air

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
News & Features

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
Air

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
News & Features

Two USAF E-4B “Doomsday Planes” Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jun 23, 2017