Map Shows US Air Force Deploying 'Nuke Sniffer' Aircraft
The Constant Phoenix, also known as "Nuke Sniffer," detects radioactive "clouds" in real time by collecting particulate as ...
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Boeing E-4: The Cold War-Era ‘Doomsday Plane’ the US Air Force is Looking to Replace
Boeing’s role in the development of the Doomsday Plane was crucial, with the company overseeing the structural modifications ...
What Jets Does The US Air Force Use For Training?
The United States Air Force uses specific planes to train its future pilots. Here is the history behind the planes the USAF ...
US Raises Air Power on China's Doorstep With F-35 and F-22 Jets
In July, the Pentagon announced that it would upgrade Kadena's air power by replacing the aging F-15C/D Eagle fighter jets with the successor F-15EX Eagle II aircraft, while the U.S. Air Force ...
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See inside the E-4B 'Nightwatch,' nicknamed the 'doomsday plane' for its ability to help US presidents survive nuclear war
The US Air Force's fleet of four E-4Bs comprises the National Airborne Operations Center at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. It costs $159,529 per hour to operate, making it the Air Force ...
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CU forms new partnership with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Cedarville University faculty, students, alumni and guests from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base gathered in the Scharnberg ...
Meet the Air Force's WC-135R 'nuke sniffer' aircraft designed to detect nuclear explosions
North Korea's latest launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Oct. 31 underscores the unusual aircraft's importance ...
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US, Japanese airmen meet for inaugural softball competition at air base in Tokyo
U.S. and Japanese airmen met at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo for the first-ever Battle of the Ranks, a friendly softball ...