These bad boys also cost the military $159,529 (£126,000) an hour to operate, making them the most expensive aircraft in the Air Force.

Additionally, the Boeing E-4 aircraft have several defense systems that make them impervious to cyberattacks, including analog flight controls and the capacity to endure electromagnetic pulses.

Based at the US Strategic Command, south of Omaha, Nebraska, the US possesses four of these doomsday planes, one of which is always on high alert, according to MailOnline.

According to CNET, the planes are equipped with advanced communication equipment and can accommodate a crew of up to 112 people.

However, we’re not sure to whom you would be speaking if a nuclear apocalypse had destroyed the planet.

What happens if you spot a ‘doomsday plane’?

Even if the doomsday plane sounds terrifying, you shouldn’t freak out when you see one because authorities are occasionally flown abroad for meetings and festivities.

However, it could be preferable to be on Earth rather than circling a wrecked planet for a few days before the inevitable occurs if it is indeed a sign of the end times.