SNC’s massive undertaking involves converting Boeing 747 jumbo jets into state-of-the-art aircraft capable of withstanding nuclear war, aptly nicknamed “Doomsday planes.” With a $13 billion contract ...
To get these 747s ready to direct forces during a nuclear war, Sierra Nevada will add antennas and computers — and ...
Earlier this month, Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) was awarded a $13 billion contract to modernize ... to purchase 8 ...
the producer of the plane, confirmed to the AP that the crash occurred when the pilot stopped to refuel at Kirtland Air Force ...
The E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the “Doomsday” plane, is one of the most interesting and important ... On Apr. 26, 2024, ...
"[W]hat we have done is assured the Air Force that everything we produce under the contract becomes their data," said Brady ...
Rolls-Royce, a British engine manufacturer, is one of the partners in replacing the Boeing E-4B Survivable Airborne ...
In 2018, the Trump Administration struck what seemed to be an ideal negotiation outcome: to acquire a new pair of ...
The 'doomsday' plane, which can survive a nuclear blast, would transport the US President and top military leaders in the event of a national emergency.
Northern Nevada aerospace and defense company Sierra Nevada Corp. will be making America’s next “Doomsday plane.” ...
The company behind the U.S. Air Force's new so-called "Doomsday" planes revealed details Wednesday of how it was developing the aircraft designed to withstand a nuclear blast. In April, Sierra Nevada ...
The aerospace and automobile giant Rolls Royce has recently revealed that it has been successful in securing a contract to ..