Doomsday plane (Russia)
The Doomsday plane[1] 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.[2]
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and/or era
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See also
- Doomsday plane
- Dead Hand (nuclear war)
References
- Russian Next-Generation 'Doomsday Plane' Finally Ready for Action, SputnikNews.com, 28 July 2016, accessed 29 July 2016
- "1.08.2016: Ил-96-400 передан в эксплуатацию". vaso.ru. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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