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September 22, 2022 3:41 pm
The media reported that the Russian “doomsday plane” was seen flying over Moscow and that the American doomsday plane took off after Russian President Vladimir Putin called for partial mobilization in the army ranks. and threatened nuclear deterrence against the West.
And Sputnik quoted the US TV channel CBE, saying that the takeoff of the American Doomsday plane was monitored in the current tense conditions, while the websites claimed that the Russian Doomsday Ilyushin 62-M plane was seen flying in the sky. of the capital, Moscow. .
It is noteworthy that the “Doomsday Plane” is a name given to a flying strategic command center, the Russian model of which is “Il-96-400”, while the second generation of this type of aircraft was developed on the basis of the “Il-80” aircraft.
This type of aircraft is intended for the command of military units and formations in conditions of operational deployment of forces and absence of ground infrastructure, as well as in the event of disruption of operational ground command centers, nodes and communication lines.
These aircraft are characterized as true flying strong that are unaffected by nuclear radiation, with their ability to stay in the air for a long time to bring the leadership to a safe place.
Usually, doomsday planes are always ready to take off 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, and take off takes only a few minutes.
Interestingly, the American Doomsday Plane, or what is known as the “Airborne Emergency Command Center”, also known as “E-4B”, is able to stay in the air for a week with the planes to refuel.
The cost of equipping this aircraft exceeds $ 250 million, although it still uses non-digital control equipment, to be able to operate even in the event of an electromagnetic pulse, which could be caused by a nuclear explosion.
This aircraft has no windows in the passenger area, is equipped with a special shield against thermal effects that could result from a nuclear war and has the ability to communicate with satellites, ships, submarines and aircraft from anywhere in the world, while its numerous other military advantages are kept secret.
And the first model of the Doomsday plane made its first flight on June 13, 1973, and since then the plane has been constantly modernized and equipped with modern equipment.
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Source: agencies
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