In the event of nuclear war, it would serve as the US military's command and control center. It is the US Air Force's most expensive plane to operate, at $159,529 per hour. Air Force One is known as ...

On June 22, 2025, after the U.S. struck three key nuclear sites in Iran, a claim circulated on X that the U.S. military's E-4B "Nightwatch" — referred to as the "Doomsday plane" — was airborne, ...

The first B-747-8i to be converted into an E-4C was relocated to Wichita last month for the next phase of work. As we have already reported, 0n Apr. 26, 2024, Sierra Nevada Corporation secured a $13 ...

It’s built for a doomsday scenario. The U.S. Air Force E-4B “Nightwatch” – known as the “Doomsday Plane” -- can be in the air at a moment’s notice during a national emergency. There it can serve as ...

The U.S. Air Force E-4B Nightwatch is a modified Boeing 747-200, also called the Doomsday airplane. Built in the 1970s, the four E-4Bs were designed to act as a flying White House in case a nuclear ...

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The E-4B "Nightwatch" is nicknamed the "doomsday plane" because it can survive a nuclear attack. In the event of nuclear war, it would serve as the US military's command and control center. It is the ...