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Serious Moscow Beijing had good laugh @ USAF Nuke-Proof command planes broken by Tornado!

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Expensive and useless shit Again by USA, they said these are specially built for $$$BILLIONS$$$ and survive Nukes and remain alive and stay in Command. But once hit by Tornado, the Emperor's New Robes revealed BEAR FUCKING ASS! :biggrin: Now will cost $$$BILLIONS$$$ again to repair!


http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...s-damaged-in-tornado-at-offutt-air-force-base


Two USAF E-4B "Doomsday Planes" Damaged In Tornado At Offutt Air Force Base

The E-4Bs' tails were sticking out of their hangars when the tornado struck.
By Tyler RogowayJune 23, 2017

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A tornado ripped through Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, home of Strategic Command, last Friday during heavy weather, which resulted in two of America's four E-4B National Airborne Operations Centers being damaged.

According to sources at Global Strike Command, both of the highly modified 747-200s were pulled into hangars on the base in advance of the storm, although their tails were left sticking out as the hangars were not designed to accommodate an entire 747 (most aren't). When the F1 tornado struck, its gusts pounded on their tails, turning them into giant levers of sorts, shifting the 747s inside.
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The level of damage is being evaluated by the USAF and a team from Boeing and we don't know yet how bad it is, although it likely isn't superficial considering the circumstances.
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E-4B taking off at Offutt AFB.

The other two E-4Bs were not at Offutt AFB, also their their home base, at the time. One was on duty somewhere while another was undergoing deep maintenance at Boeing's depot in San Antonio, Texas. So one of the aircraft is still available to perform the NAOC mission.

The E-4Bs have gone through a series of upgrades in recent years, extending their life and utility for the USAF. The aircraft are not only called upon to fly the National Command Authorities aloft during a major crisis, but they are also made available to FEMA during natural disasters to work as a central command post and communications relay platform. The E-4Bs also are used to fly the Secretary of Defense and their staff, as well as press, on overseas trips and to shadow Air Force One when the President is overseas.

According to our contacts at Global Strike Command, the E-4B's mission is not impacted at the moment as one aircraft is still available. The Navy's 16 E-6B Mercury aircraft are also capable of many of the same critical functions as the E-4B, albeit without the accommodations for a large NCA staff.
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E-4B partially inside a hangar at Offutt AFB.

If the aircraft are very badly damaged it is uncertain if the USAF will repair them due to their old age and increasingly expensive operating cost—which was said to be a whopping $163,485 per hour in 2013—only second to the similar VC-25A, often referred to by its callsign when the President is onboard—Air Force One. Also, the USAF is now looking to replace these aircraft, with a program spooling up to do just that—a story we will post soon here on The War Zone.

Other aircraft at the base suffered damage as well, including eight of the USAF precious RC-135 fleet. Six out of the eight RC-135s affected have been returned to flight status already, but one of them is said to be badly damaged. There was also seven to ten million dollars in damage done to the base and its surrounding infrastructure.

The news comes at the end of a terrible week for USAF equipment. Two F-16 crashes, and an RQ-4 Global Hawk crash have also occurred over the last four days.

More details as they become available.

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Air Force 'doomsday' planes damaged in tornado


By Zachary Cohen and Barbara Starr, CNN

Updated 2209 GMT (0609 HKT) June 23, 2017
Story highlights

Nicknamed the Air Force's "doomsday" plane, the Boeing-made E-4B serves as an aerial command center
It provides a command, control and communications center to direct US forces

Washington (CNN)Ten US Air Force planes, including two E-4B "doomsday" aircraft, were damaged when a tornado hit near Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska last week, the service told CNN on Friday.
Nicknamed the Air Force's "doomsday" plane, the Boeing-made E-4B serves as an aerial command center in case of national emergency or destruction of ground bases.

It provides a "highly survivable command, control and communications center to direct US forces, execute emergency war orders and coordinate actions by civil authorities," according to the Air Force.
 

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能够抵御核爆的美国飞机 被龙卷风损坏了!
2017-06-26 06:55 来源: 新华社
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  美国空军23日证实,两架经过特别加固、按设计能够经受住核爆冲击的E4—B波音747飞机,数天前在一场龙卷风中损坏。

  法新社援引美国空军发言人帕特·赖德的话报道,这批飞机制造于上世纪70年代冷战期间。按照设想,一旦美国遭遇核武器攻击,这批飞机也能毫发无损,承担空中指挥中心的角色。

  本月16日,内布拉斯加州奥富特空军基地突遭一场龙卷风袭击,两架E4—B飞机严重受损。此外,7架RC—135侦察机受到轻微损害,另有一架飞机需要接受检查。

  据了解,美国空军共有4架经过加固的E4—B飞机。(杨舒怡)【新华社微特稿】
 

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It is a very expensive fucking joke of the Indian Ah Neh Style. Nuke Proof Doomsday Command Centers fucked up by Tornado!

Made in Serangoon Road one? Mustafa sold one?

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RSAF never been through such natural disasters. Pussycats

fake news... these planes were supposed to be scrapped when coe expire. my buddy fatty kim told me that his drone managed to fire off toothpick arrows at it' cockpit and damage the radar cone, he told me there were cable ties from mustaffa used to fix up some loose parts.

the tornadoes were merely an excuses.
 

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If the planes can get damaged by tornado while being sheltered in a hangar, then it will certainly not survive a nuke regardless what the yankees claim.
 

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If the planes can get damaged by tornado while being sheltered in a hangar, then it will certainly not survive a nuke regardless what the yankees claim.

nothing will survive a direct nuclear strike. these planes are sitting ducks in hangars, of course will get damaged knocking into steel of hangars. they are meant to be flown up to 69k feet and cruise at 33k feet to be above hurricanes, tornadoes, nuclear mushrooms, and mount everest.
 
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