Putin’s nuclear war-dodging ‘Doomsday Plane’ fleet now upgraded as often as the iPhone

Russia’s Ministry of Defence has taken delivery of a brand new "Doomsday Plane" designed to help Putin and his generals survive a nuclear war.

This is the second aircraft of this type the Kremlin has built since December 2015, meaning the Russian "Apocalypse Airways" fleet has been updated and upgraded at about the same rate as the Apple iPhone.

Putin's administration has just been handed a custom-built and "specially-equipped" plane called the Ilyushin Il-96-400, which was made by the Voronezh Joint Stock Aircraft Company.

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Late last year, a "next generation" of Russian Doomsday Plane called the Ilyushin Il-80

It is unclear why Russia would suddenly ramp up production of these airborne "command and control centres", which are designed to allow top brass to lead war efforts from a safe place up in the sky.

However, defence chiefs are likely to worry the boosting of the fleet is linked to fears of a war between nuclear-armed NATO and  Russia.

Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of National Defense magazine, : "It ensures the inevitability of a nuclear retaliatory strike in case any country uses its nuclear weapons against Russia.

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"Basically, this airborne command post ensures that no attack against our country goes unpunished.

"Any state that may threaten the safety or territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, that may launch a war or a sudden attack, would face retaliation."

Korotchenko described the doomsday planes as "full-fledged command posts that allows coordinating the actions of ground forces and navy during both conventional and nuclear war".

The iPhone is generally updated once a year, with an event expected to take place in September to reveal the Apple's next flagship smartphone.

Russia is believed to now have