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Doomsday plane (Russia)

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The Doomsday plane is a "third-generation" Airborne Command Post operated by the Russian Air Force, based on the Ilyushin Il-96-400 commercial aircraft airframe.

The aircraft is apparently newly-built, as it was reported by the Il-96 production plant, Voronezh Aircraft Production Association, which produced this aircraft. Doomsday plane was delivered on 1 August 2016.

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and/or era

  • Boeing E-4
  • Boeing E-6 Mercury
  • Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A
  • Ilyushin Il-80
  • References

    Doomsday plane (Russia) Wikipedia


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