What are the 5 DEFCON levels and what do they mean?
DEFCON stands for Defense Readiness Condition. The US military uses this ranking system to signal its readiness for…
Doomsday
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Explore news related to the concept of doomsday in the aviation industry. Discover articles on emergency preparedness, disaster recovery, and contingency plans.
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…
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…
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…
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…