President’s ‘doomsday’ plane being tested

By Dean Murray via SWNS

Incredible images show America’s "doomsday" plane being prepped for action.

The E-4B Nightwatch, an airborne command center for the U.S. President in times of war, is pictured being refueled over southern California.

Test pilots and personnel from the 418th Flight Test Squadron, out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, conducted the aerial refueling testing with a KC-46 Pegasus tanker in April.

The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, the current ‘Nightwatch’ aircraft, is a strategic command and control military aircraft operated by the United States Air Force.

The E-4 series are specially modified from the Boeing 747-200B for the National Emergency Airborne Command Post program.

The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center and is a key component of the National Military Command System for the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The U.S. Air Force states: “In case of national emergency or destruction of ground command and control centers, the aircraft provides a highly survivable command, control and communications center to direct U.S. forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities. The conduct of E-4B operations encompasses all phases of the threat spectrum.”