The US and Russian Air Forces maintain doomsday aircraft so that their presidents can command forces even in the event of a ...
The E-4B fleet is expected to reach the end of its service life in the early 2030s. The four highly-modified Boeing 747-200 jumbo jets have become increasingly difficult and expensive to ...
and are set to succeed the service's aging Boeing 747-200-based E-4B Nightwatch ‘doomsday planes.’ SNC had been widely expected to win this deal after incumbent Boeing dropped out last year.