Sierra Nevada Confirms Plan To Use Former Korean Air Aircraft For SAOC

Sierra Nevada Corp rendering of its Survivable Airborne Operations Center.

Credit: Sierra Nevada Corp.
Sierra Nevada Corp. will start work on the next-generation Doomsday aircraft for the U.S. Air Force with five Boeing 747s it is buying from Korean Air Lines, the company confirms. The board of KAL on May 8 approved the sale of five aircraft to SNC for $675 million, according to a filing posted after...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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