The new E-130J TACAMO aircraft will be based on the C-130J-30 airframe with a number of modifications intended to host the mission equipment. The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and ...

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., —The U.S. Navy announced today the award of a $3.5 billion contract to Northrop Grumman Corp. for the mission-systems integration of the E-130J, the successor to ...

The first example of the US Navy’s (USN’s) new strategic airborne command post has rolled off the production line. The navy plans to field the Northrop Grumman E-130J Phoenix II to replace the service ...

The U.S. Navy operates a fleet of E-6B TACAMO (“TAke Charge And Move Out”). The “Mercury” aircraft are extremely important as they are used to relay instructions to the fleet ballistic missile ...

Collins Aerospace announced on 7 December that it has successfully completed mission systems integration of advanced technologies for the USN’s legacy E-6B Block I aircraft fleet. New C2 communication ...

The Boeing Company BA clinched a contract for repairing the E6B aircraft. The award has been offered by the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Philadelphia, PA. Valued at $15.5 million, the contract ...

A replacement for the U.S. Navy's Boeing E-6B Mercury fleet will not enter the procurement phase for five years, a Navy spokeswoman says. The Navy submitted an unfunded priorities list to Congress ...