SNC’s massive undertaking involves converting Boeing 747 jumbo jets into state-of-the-art aircraft capable of withstanding nuclear war, aptly nicknamed “Doomsday planes.” With a $13 billion contract ...
(SNC) was awarded a $13 billion contract to modernize and deliver a replacement for ... the Air Force aims to purchase 8 to ...
The E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the “Doomsday” plane, is one of the most interesting and important aircraft in service ...
"[W]hat we have done is assured the Air Force that everything we produce under the contract becomes their data," said Brady ...
Less than a month after the company secured a $13 billion contract from the Pentagon, the largest in its history, details have begun to emerge regarding the replacement of the current fleet of ...
Sierra Nevada has won the contract to build the replacement E-4B "Nightwatch" nuclear war-survivable ... so there might also be some collaboration on radiation shielding the new doomsday plane. Why do ...
WASHINGTON (Euronews) - Rolls-Royce has been chosen to supply technology for a new version of the American military aircraft nicknamed the “Doomsday plane ... In April, the Pentagon awarded a $13bn ...
which was awarded a $13 billion contract by the Pentagon in April to develop the next generation of the doomsday planes. This aircraft will be the new iteration of the E-4B planes, known as the ...
Northern Nevada aerospace and defense company Sierra Nevada Corp. will be making America’s next “Doomsday plane.” ...
E-4B plane that Rolls Royce along with the US Air Force aims to replace under the SAOC project to create a nuclear-proof Doomsday plane. Credit: Masteruploader / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain ...
Rolls Royce, known for its work in aerospace and automobiles, has won a contract with the US Air Force. The company will supply technology for a new aircraft designed to withstand nuclear blasts. This ...
A contract to upgrade America’s “doomsday planes” has been handed to Rolls-Royce. The United States has a fleet of four customised Boeing 747 or Boeing-E4 jets, formally known as the ...