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New Doomsday: Ex-Passenger Boeing 747-8 Continues Test Flights Ahead Of Air Force Delivery

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New Doomsday: Ex-Passenger Boeing 747-8 Continues Test Flights Ahead Of Air Force Delivery
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The future of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) has begun flight and ground testing, with risk-reduction testing crucial to ensure on-time delivery of this state-of-the-art aircraft to the United States Air Force. The SAOC is an aircraft trusted by the President and other security leaders to support critical airborne command, control, and communication in the event of national emergencies, sometimes dubbed the doomsday aircraft.

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