The Air Force’s Next Doomsday Fleet Takes Shape

Brian Everstine May 29, 2024
Sierra Nevada Corp aircraft concept

The U.S. Air Force’s plans for a new doomsday plane are about to take shape in Dayton, Ohio.

Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp.
A baby-blue Boeing 747-8I recently retired from Korean Air is about to touch down at Dayton International Airport in Ohio to begin its transformation into the U.S. Air Force’s next airborne nuclear command post. Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) in April won the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC)...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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