The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current "Nightwatch" aircraft, [2] is a series of strategic command and control military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The E-4 series are specially modified from the Boeing 747-200B for the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP) program. [3]

The E-4B is a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200, consisting of four engines, a swept-wing design, and capable of long-range, high-altitude operations and in-flight air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble)

2024年4月14日 · The Boeing E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP) is a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200 operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). Serving as a current “Nightwatch,” the aircraft is nicknamed the “Doomsday Plane.”

2024年11月18日 · The Boeing E-4 ("Doomsday Plane") is intended to keep the US government and military running after a nuclear or large-scale attack.

2024年4月27日 · Sierra Nevada Corporation has been awarded a contract, worth more than USD 13 billion, for the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC), the replacement for the U.S. Air Force E-4B...

2024年12月12日 · As we have already reported, 0n Apr. 26, 2024, Sierra Nevada Corporation secured a $13 billion contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop the replacement for the E-4B Nightwatch, a highly...

The E-4B, a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200, is a four-engine, swept-wing, long-range high-altitude airplane capable of refueling in flight. The main deck is divided into six functional areas: a command work area, conference room, briefing room, an operations team work area, communications area and rest area.

The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current "Nightwatch" aircraft, is a strategic command and control military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). The...

There are currently four E-4B Doomsday planes in operation, and together they make up the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC). Surprising no one, the U.S. Air Force maintains and operates each of these $223-million-dollar planes. At least one plane is …

The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, with the project name "Nightwatch",[2] is an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). To create the E-4 series, four Boeing 747-200B airframes were specially modified to serve as a …