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Post by Triton on Jan 18, 2012 21:32:20 GMT -8
NORTHROP GRUMMAN/EADS VC-46The Northrop Grumman/EADS VC-46 is the VIP transport and United States Military version of the Airbus A380 airliner. The VC-46 was intended to replace the Boeing VC-25. Two aircraft were built and they entered service in 2015. Northrop Grumman/EADS E-5 Nightwatch IIThe Northrop Grumman/EADS E-5 "Nightwatch II" is the replacement to the Boeing E-4 "Nightwatch". To create the E-5 series, four Northrop Grumman manufactured Airbus A380 airframes were specially modified to serve as a survivable mobile command post for the National Command Authority, namely the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and successors. The four E-5s are operated by the 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron of the 55th Wing located at Offutt Air Force Base, near Omaha, Nebraska. The E-5 entered service in the year 2015.
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