America isn't the only
superpower with a
"Doomsday Plane " for its head of state. When Russian
President Vladimir Putin needs
to escape danger, he hops
aboard this top-secret flying
communications center.
A special missions variant of the Tupolev Tu-214
commercial transport aircraft,
the Tu-214SR is Russia's
answer to the US E-4B, an
airborne command and
control plane built specifically for the Russian president's use
and considered successor to
the Ilyushin Il-20 Coot, which
has been in service for the
better part of four decades.
Produced by Aviastar SP and Kazan Aircraft Production
Association, the twin-engine,
long-endurance jet can carry
62 passengers with
comparable range and speed
to a Boeing 757.

But unlike the Boeing, the Tu-214SR is packed
to the gills with cutting-edge
sensor and communications
equipment.
While significantly less is
known about capabilities of the 214SR than the E-4B , we
do know that it carries an
MRC-411 multi-intelligence
payload, which includes
electronic intelligence (ELINT)
sensors, side-looking Synthetic Aperture Radar (to
spot incoming air threats from
long range), and a variety of
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
and Communications
Intelligence (COMINT) equipment
Four onboard
generators provide ample
amperage while a set of
external fuel tanks allow the
plane to remain aloft for trips
up to 10,000 km. The two such 214SRs entered
service in 2008 with the
Presidential Special
Applications Squad and are
operated by a crew of four.
However, the plane was only declassified last year when it
made its public debut at the
Moscow Air Show.
Since then,
it's been spotted in the skies
above both the Sochi
Olympics, and more recently— and ominously—in Crimea.


http://gizmodo.com/this-russian-doomsday-plane-is-president-putins-person-1555424146

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Russia has made some technological progress over the years.
Their spaceships are the best in the world.

Hmm......


Cool as it is, but this and Americas Airforce 1 which is better?

AbuMikey: Hmm......


Cool as it is, but this and Americas Airforce 1 which is better?

this!

Nobleval: this!

Alright Sire.