A US 'Doomsday plane' built to survive and transmit orders for nuclear strikes has vanished from tracking screens on a mystery mission across the Atlantic A US Navy 'Doomsday plane' has 'gone dark', vanishing from plane-tracking systems on a secret mission across the Atlantic (Image: Navair)

A US Navy 'Doomsday plane' that serves as a command-and-control hub for US Strategic Command, the Secretary of War, and the President has 'gone dark' , disappearing from flight trackers after switching off its transponder, reports the Daily Mail.

One of just 16 specialized 'Doomsday planes', the Boeing E-6B Mercury can transmit orders for nuclear strikes. The aircraft is also built to withstand nuclear blasts and keep forces connected if ground-based centres are destroyed. With analogue r

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