Sierra Nevada Corp. is set to usher in a new epoch for the United States Air Force with its ambitious endeavor to transform commercial passenger jets into the next generation of “Doomsday” planes, a ...
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 ...
To get these 747s ready to direct forces during a nuclear war, Sierra Nevada will add antennas and computers — and ...
Earlier this month, Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) was awarded a $13 billion contract to modernize ... to purchase 8 ...
Given the sensitivity of this asset, the Air Force rarely shows the interior of the E-4B. However, Offutt Air Force Base’s ...
"[W]hat we have done is assured the Air Force that everything we produce under the contract becomes their data," said Brady ...
Rolls Royce secured a contract for a nuclear-proof Doomsday plane, contributing cutting-edge technology to the US Air Force's ...
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 ...
The aircraft - which can seat up to 111 people - are capable of withstanding nuclear blasts and electromagnetic pulses, ...
The company behind the U.S. Air Force's new so-called "Doomsday" planes revealed details Wednesday of how it was developing ...
Rolls-Royce has been chosen to supply technology for a new version of the American military aircraft nicknamed the “Doomsday ...
SNC in late April received an engineering and manufacturing development contract worth up to $13 billion to replace the ...