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Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a $13 billion contract to develop a successor to the “Doomsday Plane,” the E-4B command and control aircraft on which the president would fly in in event of ...
Confusion was sparked after the flight issued an unusual callsign, ORDER01 instead of the usual ORDER6, according to flight ...
That's a rather drawn-out way to say Northrop Grumman will build the Navy's new "Doomsday Plane." Under this contract, Northrop will modify up to six Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 cargo planes to the ...
Eren Ozmen’s Sierra Nevada Corp. fought for years to land the $13 billion contract to build the next nuclear-ready Doomsday planes. Now the billionaire’s reputation—and her firm’s finances ...
A U.S. Air Force "Doomsday Plane" arrived at Joint Base Andrews Tuesday night, fueling speculation of a potential U.S. role in the escalating Israel-Iran crisis.
The “Doomsday Plane” can withstand nuclear blasts and electromagnetic pulses, potentially acting as Trump’s mobile war room. The vessel is also equipped with a ray dome, with 67 satellite ...
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s work on modernizing the “Doomsday plane” reserved for key U.S. leaders in the event of war or a national emergency is well underway in a secure hangar near the Dayton ...
Upon awarding the contract, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said, "Our TACAMO mission is foundational to our nation's Nuclear Triad. The E-130J will carry on the proud legacy of Navy TACAMO ...
On June 17, 2025, rumors circulated that the U.S. military's so-called "Doomsday Plane" (the E-4B "Nightwatch") had taken flight on a mission related to the Israel-Iran conflict. A U.S. Air Force ...
BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Multiple news agencies are reporting the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, commonly known by its nickname doomsday plane, took off on a four-hour flight from Barksdale ...
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman $3.5 billion to build E-130J "Doomsday Planes" for use in a nuclear war. The new planes will replace the nation's current fleet of E-6B Mercury aircraft ...