Doomsday plane (Russia)

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]

A Tupolev Tu-214PU, that falls in the category of a Doomsday plane, was tracked taking off from Moscow, and landing in Tehran around July 13[3] . The "PU" designation stands for Punkt Upravleniya, or "Flying Command Post", and is most likely a hardened, longer range version of the 214. A typical Doomsday plane would be security hardened, with encrypted communications, and anti-jamming technology which allows senior political, and military officials to coordinate operations during national emergencies.

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and/or era

See also

References

  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.
  3. ↑ Tiwari, Subham (July 13, 2026). "Russian 'Doomsday' Plane Lands In Iran Amid Conflict, Sparks Curiosity".


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