Known as the Survivable Airborne Operations Centre, or SAOC, the new fleet of Boeing 747-derivative jets are intended to ...

Boeing has been removed from consideration to develop a successor to the E-4B "Doomsday Plane" due to high costs. The Air Force has not yet announced which contractor will build the jet's successor.

Take a look inside the top-secret aircraft. The E-4B "Nightwatch" is a militarized version of a Boeing 747-200. A US Air Force E-4B "Nightwatch" plane.Fabrizio Gandolfo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via ...

In the event of nuclear war, the E-4B "Nightwatch" plane would serve as the US military's command and control center.

Two out of the four Boeing E-4B "doomsday" aircraft in active service were damaged on Jun. 16, in addition to eight other planes at the base. Officials told NBC News that the two remaining ...

Many of the E-4B's features remain classified, but the US Air Force has provided some insights into its capabilities. The ...