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Sierra Nevada Corp. buys 5 Korean Air jets after winning Doomsday plane contract
Aerospace and defense company Sierra Nevada Corp. is buying five Korean Air jets just two weeks after it secured a multibillion-dollar contract from the U.S. Air Force. The Sparks, Nevada-based company inked a deal with Korean Air to buy five 747-8 planes,
The Air Force awarded a $13B contract for its new Doomsday plane
The E-4 is the President’s survivable, mobile command post in the event of a nuclear war or other serious conflict. The USAF has a $13B contract for a new one.
Sierra Nevada Secures $13 Billion Contract for New 'Doomsday Plane'
I n a significant move to modernize its nuclear command, control, and communications capabilities, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) a staggering $13 billion contract to develop and produce the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC).
US Air Force Orders New $13 Billion ‘Doomsday Plane’
The US Air Force has given Sierra Nevada a $13 billion contract to develop a new “Doomsday plane” – essentially, a successor to the Boeing E-4B. The Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) project will replace the aging aircraft fleet, which entered service in the 1970s.
US Air Force awards $13B 'Doomsday plane' contract to Sierra Nevada
The U.S. Air Force said Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to survive a nuclear war.
Sparks-based Sierra Nevada Corp. lands $13 billion contract to build 'Doomsday plane'
The E-4B is designed as a mobile command post capable of withstanding nuclear blasts and electromagnetic effects, allowing U.S. leaders to deliver orders to the military in the event of a national emergency.
Air Force awards SNC $13B contract for new ‘Doomsday’ plane
The win is a major victory for the firm in a competition that saw the surprise elimination of aerospace giant Boeing.
US Air Force awards $13 billion Doomsday plane contract to Sierra Nevada
The U.S. Air Force said on Friday that it has awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane due to its ability to survive a nuclear war.
Sierra Nevada awarded $13B Doomsday plane contract by US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force awarded a $13 billion contract to Sierra Nevada Corp. to develop a successor to the E-4B, known as the Doomsday plane, due to its ability to survive a nuclear war.
Sierra Nevada secures $13 billion contract to build next-gen 'doomsday plane' for US Air Force
Sierra Nevada Corporation has been awarded a monumental $13 billion contract to develop and produce the new Survivable Airborne Operations .
Sparks based Sierra Nevada Corporation secures $13 billion defense contract
A Sparks company was awarded a $13 billion defense contract to replace the service’s E-4B “Doomsday” plane.Sierra Nevada Corporation announced that it was award
New Doomsday Plane Will Allow U.S. Government To Live On In Event Of Nuclear Hellfire
You may have heard of the famous “Doomsday” Plane, meant to keep the government up and running even if our world has been ...
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‘Doomsday Plane’ Contract for $13 Billion Goes to Sierra Nevada
Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a $13 billion contract to develop a successor to the “Doomsday Plane,” the E-4B command and control aircraft on which the president would fly in in event of ...
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‘Doomsday’ plane to be built in Colorado
Production of the next generation of the U.S. Defense Department’s so-called “Doomsday” plane will happen partly in ...