2 minute read GE Aerospace to upgrade GEnx-2B engines for USAF’s next “Doomsday plane” GE Aerospace has been selected by Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to upgrade the GEnx-2B engines for the United… byClement Charpentreau2024-07-24
1 minute read Sierra Nevada acquires Korean Air Boeing 747-8s for ‘Doomsday Plane’ replacement Korean Air has agreed to sell five Boeing 747-8s to US manufacturer Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) in a… byClement Charpentreau2024-05-09
1 minute read USAF awards contract for “Doomsday plane” replacement The US Air Force announced on April 26, 2024, that the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) contract was… byClement Charpentreau2024-04-28
2 minute read NASA concludes X-57 Maxwell electric aircraft project without a single flight NASA is ending its experimental X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project without flying the prototype airframe due to a… byEmilia Stankeviciute2023-06-26
2 minute read USAF seeks budget boost for “Doomsday plane” replacement The United State Air Force is seeking to replace its aging E-4B National Airborne Operations Center with a… byClement Charpentreau2023-03-14
2 minute read Virgin Galactic Unity spaceflight to take place in May 2021 The California-based space company Virgin Galactic confirmed the date for the next rocket-powered test flight of its spacecraft… byGabriele Petrauskaite2021-05-20
2 minute read USAF set to replace its “Doomsday plane” The United States Air Force is actively looking for a replacement to the E-4B Nightwatch also known as… byClement Charpentreau2019-12-07