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  2. Doomsday plane - Wikipedia

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    Doomsday plane [1] is an unofficial denomination of a class of aircraft which is used as an airborne command post in an event of nuclear war, disaster or other large scale conflict that threatens key military and government infrastructure.

  3. Boeing E-4 - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft was to provide a survivable platform to conduct war operations in the event of a nuclear attack. Early in the E-4's service, the media dubbed the aircraft as "the doomsday planes". [6] The E-4 was also capable of operating the "Looking Glass" missions of the Strategic Air Command (SAC). [14]

  4. Doomsday plane (Russia) - Wikipedia

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    The Doomsday plane is a planned Airborne Command Post to be operated by the Russian Air Force.It is based on the Ilyushin Il-96-400-M commercial aircraft airframe and is scheduled to replace the older Ilyushin Il-80 models introduced in the early 1990s.

  5. See inside the E-4B 'Nightwatch,' nicknamed the 'doomsday ...

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    Nicknamed the "doomsday plane" for its ability to survive a nuclear blast, the E-4B is designed to protect the president and other senior officials and function as a military command center in ...

  6. Operation Looking Glass - Wikipedia

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    Although the two types of aircraft are distinct, the Doomsday Plane nickname is also frequently associated with the Boeing E-4 "Nightwatch" Advanced Airborne Command Post mission and aircraft. The Looking Glass was the anchor in what was known as the World Wide Airborne Command Post (WWABNCP) network.

  7. SNC E-4C Survivable Airborne Operations Center - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era. Boeing E-4 – US Air Force airborne command squadron aircraft; Boeing E-6 Mercury – Airborne command post aircraft by Boeing based on 707 airframe; Doomsday plane (Russia) – Russian Airborne Command Post; Ilyushin Il-80 – Russian airborne command post aircraft based on Il-86 airliner

  8. Exclusive-Boeing eliminated from US Air Force's 'Doomsday ...

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    The U.S. Air Force has eliminated Boeing from its competition to develop a successor to the E-4B Nightwatch, Boeing confirmed on Friday, shaking up the battle to build the next version of the ...

  9. Boeing E-6 Mercury - Wikipedia

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    Navy E-6B Mercury at the Mojave Air and Space Port. Like the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, the E-6 is adapted from Boeing's 707-320 airliner. Rolled out at Boeing's Renton Factory in December 1986, [2] the first E-6 made its maiden flight in February 1987, when it was flown to nearby Boeing Field in south Seattle for fitting of mission avionics.