The United States' Boeing E-4B Nigtwatch, also known as the doomsday plane, was deployed to Europe to accompany President Joe Biden's visit. Besides America, Russia also has a similar doomsday plane.
Yes, the two countries have operated their own doomsday planes since the cold war era. The purpose of making it is basically the same, as a command center in space in the event of a conflict or war involving nuclear weapons.
As quoted by us from Tweak Town, the Russian doomsday plane is the Ilyushin II-80, modified from the Ilyushin II-86. This aircraft has been in service since the 1980s and consists of 4 units.
Reportedly there is a new version, but it is not clear whether it has been operated or not. It was also reported that this plane was on stand-by regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Various features on the Russian apocalypse plane eleven twelve aka similar to the American apocalypse plane. Among them, the Ilyushin II-80 is designed to withstand electromagnetic pulses or nuclear explosions.
The communications system is state-of-the-art, with state-of-the-art satellite equipment and the ability to communicate with nuclear submarines. Naturally, it is likely that the president will have an office on this plane in the event of a nuclear riot.
The difference between the American doomsday planes is that the Russian apocalypse planes remove all the windows in the cabin. The window is only in the cockpit, and even then it is very protected.
Of course, this does not mean that the American doomsday plane was deployed to Europe as a sign of imminent nuclear war. The American doomsday plane Nigtwatch had previously accompanied the president several times when he was on a foreign visit.
However, because it coincided with the conflict in Ukraine, the arrival of the US doomsday plane to Europe became a separate topic of discussion.