The shocking amount it costs to fly a US 'Doomsday Plane' has been revealed after one was spotted circling a nuclear command ...
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 Nightwatch aircraft is a key asset within the USAF and the strategic resilience system of the USA as a whole. Only four such aircraft were produced, and they belong to the 1st Airborne ...
It costs nearly $160,000 per hour to fly the E-4B, making it the most expensive airplane the Air Force operates. And it's built to survive a nuclear blast. To prevent radiation, the windows have a ...
has received a $13 billion contract from the US Air Force to manufacture a replacement for the 1970s E-4B Nightwatch planes in the National Emergency Airborne Command Post role. According to SNC ...
The Air Force is converting 747s for its Survivable Airborne Operations Center program, with Sierra Nevada Corp. building a fleet of four aircraft to replace the current E-4B fleet. SNC has ...