Doomsday plane (Russia)

Russian Airborne Command Post

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The Doomsday plane is a planned Airborne Command Post to be operated by the Russian Air Force. It is based on the Ilyushin Il-96-400-M commercial aircraft airframe and is scheduled to replace the older Ilyushin Il-80 models introduced in the early 1990s.[1]

The production of the aircraft was delayed multiple times and is now scheduled to be started in 2024.[2]

## Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and/or era

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* Boeing E-4
* Boeing E-6 Mercury
* Northrop Grumman E-10 MC2A
* Ilyushin Il-80

## See also

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* Doomsday plane
* Dead Hand (nuclear war)

## References

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1. ^ "Источник: новый самолет "судного дня" построят на базе Ил-96-400М". TASS Press Release. 2020-10-14. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
2. ^ "Производство модернизированного Ил-96-400 начнется с 2024 года". TASS Press Release. 2022-03-22. Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

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