Known as the Survivable Airborne Operations Centre, or SAOC, the new fleet of Boeing 747-derivative jets are intended to ...
If you look up and see this 'doomsday plane' you might only have a few minutes to live, here's what this harbinger of nuclear ...
In the event of nuclear war, the E-4B "Nightwatch" plane would serve as the US military's command and control center.
The E-4B is a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200, with a fleet of four aircraft stationed at the National Airborne ...
The E-4B "Nightwatch," a militarized Boeing 747-200, serves as a mobile command center for the US president and key officials during nuclear crises. E ...
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 ...