The US Navy has named its next-generation TACAMO aircraft the E-130J Phoenix II, replacing the E-6B Mercury in the nuclear ...

What would happen if a nuclear strike destroyed Washington DC, leaving nothing but ruins in its wake? Would that be game over ...

The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993. After ...

The Doomsday Plane’s flight doesn’t necessarily mean war is coming. The U.S. military often runs drills to stay prepared, and these planes fly regularly to maintain readiness.

The Navy is planning to purchase several new aircraft to act as communications links between the U.S. government and nuclear forces worldwide. The E-XX will replace the older E-6 Mercury and will ...

A US “Doomsday” plane that would act as an emergency command center in case of nuclear war was flown to Europe with President Biden’s fleet this week, a new report said. The ultra-tricked ...

The plane is almost 100 feet long (30.5 meters), can carry up to 130,000 pounds (59,000 kilograms) of load, has a cruise speed of 400 miles per hour (644 kilometers per hour), and reach ...

The new planes will be modified Ilyushin Il-96 airliners and replace the existing Doomsday Ilyushin Il-80s, which have been in service since the late 1980s. RIA Novosti reported that the new ...

The E-4B, also known more ominously as the “ Doomsday Plane,” is a modified four-engine military version of the Boeing 747-200 and has been described as a flying Pentagon war room.

The doomsday plane can refuel in the air, allowing a nonstop flight to anywhere in the world. But with more E-4Bs in the shop for repairs and upgrades, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has had to use ...