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 ...

The United States Navy maintains a fleet of aircraft that are unofficially called "Doomsday Planes." These are vital to national defense, and they serve an important strategic purpose. The current ...

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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 ...

The Nightwatch (currently a heavily modified 747-200) has been referred to as the “Doomsday plane.” It is designed to (at least in theory) survive a nuclear war while acting as a command-and ...

These facilities will support the development of the U.S. Air Force's new fleet of E4B "Doomsday Aircraft," which are critical airborne command centers for national emergencies. Speaking of safety ...