2 minute read Neither airliner nor Putin’s jet: Il-96-400M to become doomsday plane The two prototypes of Il-96-400M, the canceled Russian wide-body airliner, are going to become doomsday planes. Previous reports… byValius Venckunas2021-07-26
1 minute read Russian Il-80 Doomsday plane theft suspect arrested A man suspected of stealing equipment from the Ilyushin Il-80 airborne command post of the Russian Air Force… byClement Charpentreau2021-01-20
2 minute read Russian Doomsday plane robbery: secret codes “may have been stolen” The radio equipment, stolen from Russian Ilyushin Il-80 airplanes, could have contained emergency communication frequencies. The robbery was… byValius Venckunas2020-12-09
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