The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP), the current "Nightwatch" aircraft, [2] is a series of strategic command and control military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF).

The E-4B is a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200, consisting of four engines, a swept-wing design, and capable of long-range, high-altitude operations and in-flight air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Codie Trimble)

Apr 14, 2024 · The Boeing E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post (AACP) is a militarized version of the Boeing 747-200 operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). Serving as a current “Nightwatch,” the aircraft is nicknamed the “Doomsday Plane.”

YAL-1 undergoing modification in November 2004, at Edwards AFB Contractors dismantle the Boeing 747 fuselage portion of the System Integration Laboratory at the Birk Flight Test Center. The Airborne Laser Laboratory was a less-powerful prototype installed in a Boeing NKC-135A .

The Boeing VC-25 is a military version of the Boeing 747 airliner, modified for presidential transport and commonly operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) as Air Force One, the call sign of any U.S. Air Force aircraft carrying the president of the United States.

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Mar 7, 2024 · Partnering with NASA to acquire thousands of aircraft spare parts from the recently retired 747 test aircraft - a significant boost to sustainment efforts of the E-4B fleet until retirement. Fielding the first-ever E-4B flight deck simulator.

The mission of the VC-25 aircraft -- Air Force One -- is to provide air transport for the president of the United States. The presidential air transport fleet consists of two specially configured Boeing 747-200B's -- tail numbers 28000 and 29000 -- with the Air Force designation VC-25.

Jan 31, 2023 · The US Air Force (USAF) continues to operate six adapted 747-200s: four E-4B airborne command post aircraft and a pair of VC-25A presidential transports, colloquially known as “Air Force...

From Presidents Roosevelt to Biden, Boeing airplanes have transported U.S. presidents around the world. The U.S. Air Force announced that it will continue the Boeing tradition with the 747-8, which will replace the two 747-200s that serve as the presidential Air Force One fleet.