From the outside, apart from that weird hump, the E-4B Doomsday Plane could be mistaken for a standard Boeing 747, or at least a presidential one. In reality, it's a plane that serves a very specific ...

On June 22, 2025, after the U.S. struck three key nuclear sites in Iran, a claim circulated on X that the U.S. military's E-4B "Nightwatch" — referred to as the "Doomsday plane" — was airborne, ...

It’s built for a doomsday scenario. The U.S. Air Force E-4B “Nightwatch” – known as the “Doomsday Plane” -- can be in the air at a moment’s notice during a national emergency. There it can serve as ...

The Boeing E-6B Mercury was last spotted crossing the Atlantic east of Virginia Beach on Friday before its transponder went ...

As President Donald Trump weighs whether he will target Iranian nuclear facilities amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict, the president’s U.S. Air Force E-4B Nightwatch, also known as the "doomsday ...