Decode the plane 'Doomsday' of America

The US military has two 'Doomsday' aircraft capable of turning into a global military commander in the event of war.

The fever of America's 'Apocalypse' aircraft started after a Twitter account called 'CivMilAir', which tracks aviation activity, posted information that a Boeing E-4B Nightwatch had take off, leave Wright-Patterson military airport near Deiton at 14:09 on April 11 (US time). The account said the 'Doomsday' plane headed for Springfield, Illinois. According to the US National Air Force Air Defense portal (ANG), the area has a military airport of ANG but mainly serves the mission of protecting domestic security. Excluding the possibility that the E-4B only performs a routine maintenance or training task. The Pentagon also declined to comment on the operation of the last E-4B.

Activities of 'Doomsday' are often kept secret. For example, in November 2016, a "strange plane" flew around Denver City for nearly an hour without local officials being told the purpose. The operation of the aircraft was kept confidential to the level from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to specialized command posts (BCH) and military airports when reported, the contact station could not verify the information. about 'strange plane' . One day after the incident was reported, the US Navy confirmed the 'strange aircraft' information in the sky of Denver was a 'Doomsday' aircraft for its payroll.

A US Air Force E-4B Nightwatch.(Photo: OCC).

Military commanders in the sky

According to Sputnik, the Boeing E-4B Nightwatch is part of the US National Emergency Command Center (NEACP) project. These aircraft will be used in case the main American command posts (BCHs) on land are disabled, unable to coordinate US military operations in emergencies such as nuclear war. There are currently six 'Apocalypse' in a state ready to operate 24/7, able to pick up the US Military Military Board at any time. During wartime, the 'brain' commanded the structure of the 'Doomsday' including US president, defense minister and members of the US Army General Staff.

According to the New York Post, an E-4B Nightwatch was purchased by the US government for $ 250 million and cost about $ 160,000 an hour. These aircraft can fly continuously for a week if airborne supplies are available. All materials and equipment used to build the 'Apocalypse' are capable of protecting themselves from the effects of a nuclear explosion. Pilots are also trained to master the traditional way of flying airplanes without relying on digital devices, eliminating the risk of network attacks.

Four-fleet E-4B at Offutt Air Base, Omaha, Nebraska. According to The Aviationist, an E-4B Nightwatch will take off every 12 hours and another will be available in a state ready to take off just five minutes after receiving the order. During that time, the remaining two aircraft will be rotated for maintenance. In an emergency, an E-4B will be deployed near the military BCH pickup area immediately. For example, in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, right after the first aircraft crashed into the twin towers in New York, an E-4B Nightwatch was seen around the Washington, DC sky. The York Post, whenever the US president traveled abroad with a Air Force, there would always be an E-4B Nightwatch accompanying or deployed to an air base near the public place.

Inside a US Navy E-6B Mercury, acting as an air command center.(Photo: NYP).

Good fight force

Not only the air force had a 'Doomsday' aircraft, the US Navy was also commissioned with a fleet of similar emergency military command aircraft, Boeing E-6B Mercury. The slogan of this squadron, TAMACO (taking control and evacuation), was rotated at air bases such as Tinker in Nevada state, Travis in California state and Patuxent River in the state of Maryland. In case of E-4B Nightwatch problems, the US Navy personnel will be replaced.

Each E-6B Mercury has a continuous non-stop range of over 8,800km and the 23-member crew payroll. According to The Aviationist, the US Navy has 16 E-6Bs ready to operate at any time. These aircraft are also American aerial military heads, able to communicate with nuclear submarines, order intercontinental ballistic missile launches (ICBMs) and enough communications technology to command the Great military campaign. The E-6B Mercury were not entirely available in the United States, but were sometimes dispatched to other parts of the world, such as the battlefield in Iraq. The Aviationist editor David Cenciotti revealed in 2011: During the time when US SEAL commandos launched a campaign to destroy Osama bin Laden, an American Navy E-6B Mercury flew. around England for nearly eight hours. The aviation data also shows that this E-6B performed many rehearsals in the previous few days with the same flight route, altitude and flight duration.

Nuclear card

The E-4B Nightwatch and E-6B Mercury are the trump cards of the US military in the event of a nuclear war, CNN said.

Even in the case of an assault on American nuclear nuclear bombs in Nebraska, the four-star general responsible for implementing US nuclear retaliation strategies could be evacuated to airborne units in an instant.'It only takes me a few minutes to evacuate the plane, wait for it to take off and be taken to a safe location before the nuclear weapon hits the headquarters ' - said John Hyten, commander in chief. US strategy, responded to CNN news agency. At the Offutt air base there was always a countdown screen ready to tell Mr. Hyten how long it would take the nuclear missile to reach the base in the event of a war.

'We are always watching the position of all important figures, the president, all the people in the next line, the chairman of the military general staff and the defense minister' - Brigadier General Gregory Bowen, Deputy Chief directing the global operations division of the US Strategic Command, answering CNN.

In addition to the emergency communication line with nuclear bases, there is always a meteorologist on the E-4B and E-6B. In the case of war, they have a duty to monitor global weather reports to assess the impact of nuclear clouds, to assess the necessary action. During the Cold War, there was almost always an E-4B or E-6B flying in the sky in the case of a sudden nuclear attack.