The US Air Force has given Sierra Nevada a $13 billion contract to develop a new “Doomsday plane” – essentially, a successor ...

In a sale worth approximately $674 million, Sierra Nevada Corporation has secured five Korean Air 747-8 passenger jets to ...

Possessing over 5,000 nuclear warheads in silos, submarines, and reserve depots across the world (not just in-country), the U ...

The five former Korean Air B-747-8s are likely going to be converted for the replacement of the U.S. Air Force E-4B Nightwatch “Doomsday” plane. Korean ...

The E-4 is the President’s survivable, mobile command post in the event of a nuclear war or other serious conflict. The USAF ...

The US Air Force (USAF) is set to upgrade its fleet of ‘doomsday planes’, airborne command centres designed for surviving ...

Korean Air has signed a deal with Nevada-based defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corp over the sale of five Boeing 747-8s. The ...

The plan to create the successor to the US Air Force’s Nightwatch aircraft – the so-called "Doomsday plane" that acts as an ...

In a significant move to modernize its nuclear command, control, and communications capabilities, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) a staggering $13 billion contract ...

That economy-class seat you had on Korean Air might one day be the very place from where the United States nuclear weapons ...

In a sale worth approximately $674 million, Sierra Nevada Corporation has secured five Korean Air 747-8 passenger jets to host the system for the Air Force’s Survivable Airborne Operations Center ...

Clarification: The Reuters report cited in this story reported that the planes will be sold to SNC on Sept. 2025. SNC confirmed with the Reno Gazette Journal on Thursday that it expects to receive ...