In the News: Sierra Nevada wins $13B contract to build Air Force 'doomsday plane' DefenseNews, April 26, 2024 - The Department of the Air Force on Friday said it awarded Sierra Nevada Corp. a $13 billion contract to replace the service's aging E-4B Nightwatch “doomsday planes” that would fly during a nuclear war.
WASHINGTON — The Air Force has awarded SNC a $13 billion contract to deliver a replacement for the service's E-4B “Doomsday” plane, the service announced tonight. The contract for the new Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) is expected to run through July 2036, ing to the announcement.
An United States US Air Force USAF Boeing E-4B. Sierra Nevada Corp. has won a $13 billion contract to develop a successor to the “Doomsday Plane,” the E-4B command and control aircraft on which the president would fly in in event of national emergency such as a nuclear attack, the Pentagon announced Friday.
Sierra Nevada Corporation has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 1,010 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at Sierra Nevada Corporation to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
Original awardee Sierra Nevada was confirmed winner of the Hades contract on 23 December, when the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an appeal of the army's selection by rival L3Harris.
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