The US Air Force 'Doomsday' plane is parked up at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk on Friday as part of a fleet of jets to support President Joe Biden's four-day mission to bolster unity against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The E4-B Nightwatch 747 is designed to be a command and control centre in the event of nuclear war.

The US Air Force has sent it's 'Doomsday' plane to Europe as part of a fleet of jets to support President Joe Biden's four-day mission to bolster unity against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The E4-B Nightwatch is designed to be a command and control centre in the event of nuclear war.

The US keeps at least one of the fleet of four on permanent standby for immediate launch in the event of a nuclear conflict.

The Nightwatch aircraft was then seen circling over an area north of Cambridge and appeared to be heading towards RAF Mildenhall.

The design of the plane is meant to survive an electromagnetic pulse with all the systems left intact.

Triple-decker Doomsday planes even use traditional analogue flight instruments because they are less vulnerable to a cyber attack.

Its sole role is to support military analysts and strategists during a military crisis.

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