Rumours began when the notorious “Doomsday plane” from the USA was spotted making an odd journey on Tuesday, June 17.
In case you haven’t noticed, tensions between Israel and the Middle East (and hence, indirectly, the US) have increased tenfold in recent days as a result of an Iranian-Israeli missile exchange.
In 2025, Donald Trump referred to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, as a “easy target,” reigniting calls for a third world war.
He reiterated that the United States of America did not intend to kill him and that they did not want to launch missiles at American soldiers or civilians, but he said, “Our patience is wearing thin.”
Following threats from the former on the west, it has not been formally confirmed if the US or the UK have joined the fight between Iran and Israel.
Could a World War be in progress?
President Trump said Israel may launch more weapons until a nuclear development agreement was reached after Iran launched a series of retaliation attacks on Israel after the latter used its missiles to target military officials and nuclear research facilities.
Millions of people worldwide have been alarmed by Iran’s ‘declaration of war’ over the missile strikes, which have been exacerbated by the discovery of a specific aircraft.
America’s ‘Doomsday jet’ was spotted in the skies on Tuesday night amid the global concern that we are on the verge of another big conflict.
What is the Doomsday plane?
The National Airborne Operations Centre (NAOC), also known as the Boeing E-4, is a specifically constructed aircraft that would be used in the case of a nuclear war or other catastrophic disaster.
Because of its mission, seeing it fly across the sky could indicate that you have only a few minutes to live, which is why some were worried about its appearance this week.
Because the modified Boeing 747-200 can fly for around 12 hours and can be refuelled in halfway, it effectively serves as President Trump’s mobile war room.
Although the concept was initially developed in the 1970s, a number of models have since been created and tested, prepared for use in the event of a calamity.
What four-hour trip did it take?
The crisis-prepared aircraft, often referred to as the “Nightwatch,” is reported to have taken off from Bossier City, Louisiana, at 5:56 p.m. ET and travelled down the coast.
At 10:01 p.m., it touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland after circling the boundaries of North Carolina and Virginia.
Given that it used the callsign ORDER01, which had never been seen before, the journey took four hours and five minutes.
It typically goes by the callsign ORDER6, and observers on flight monitoring websites are curious as to whether it has anything to do with heightened presidential protection in the wake of nuclear escalation concerns.
The aircraft took off from Window Rock, Arizona, and landed at the Louisiana station on Tuesday, according to users.
The aircraft has previously served as a command post during Hurricane Opal in 1995 and as a safe haven for President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks.
Additionally, the Secretary of Defence has utilised the aircraft to conduct news briefings, demonstrating its versatility.
