The first E-4 Nightwatch earned the “Doomsday plane” moniker because it was designed to survive a nuclear attack. SNC competed for the contract against Boeing, which pulled out of the E-4B ...

Sierra Nevada, which recently secured a $13 billion contract from the US Air Force, is tasked with developing a new aircraft to replace the aging E-4B Nightwatch. The Korean Air filing said ...

Jet engine-maker Rolls-Royce has won a contract to build what has been described as a 'Doomsday plane' - a successor to the US Air Force's current four E-4B planes (militarised versions of the Boeing ...

Northern Nevada aerospace and defense company Sierra Nevada Corp. will be making America’s next “Doomsday plane.” ...