A right front view of an E-4 advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator for the testing. Location: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO (NM) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA). Call Sign: USAF-50125 Here’s an inside look at the U.S. Air Force ‘doomsday plane’ — which can endure the aftermath of …
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An E-4B aircraft is towed out of its hangar at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger) According to Defense One U.S. Air Force’s doomsday plane is in the shop for repairs & upgrades. U.S. Air Force’s E-4B Nightwatch, the so-called doomsday plane that would …
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An E-4B Nightwatch aircraft flys over the U.S. Navy Blue Angels F-18s (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger) Affectionately known as the “doomsday plane,” the modified Boeing 747 is used to transport the secretary of Defense and is born and bred for battle. It stands nearly six stories tall, …
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