On June 22, 2025, after the U.S. struck three key nuclear sites in Iran, a claim circulated on X that the U.S. military's E-4B "Nightwatch" — referred to as the "Doomsday plane" — was airborne, ...
The U.S. Air Force E-4B Nightwatch is a modified Boeing 747-200, also called the Doomsday airplane. Built in the 1970s, the four E-4Bs were designed to act as a flying White House in case a nuclear ...
It’s built for a doomsday scenario. The U.S. Air Force E-4B “Nightwatch” – known as the “Doomsday Plane” -- can be in the air at a moment’s notice during a national emergency. There it can serve as ...
Col. Brian Golden explains the Nightwatch mission. An E-4B Nightwatch airborne command post jet returned safely to Offutt Air Force Base shortly after takeoff Tuesday night after its pilots declared ...