The E-6B Mercury, which is based on the Boeing 707 airframe, has been in service since the late 1980s and, with an average age of around 35 years, is approaching the end of its service life.

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 ...

NAVAIR has outfitted four E-6Bs with the upgrade, one test aircraft and three VQ-4 fleet aircraft. Twelve additional E-6Bs are scheduled to receive the upgrade, with the latest installation ...

The US Navy began its TACAMO mission in the early 1960s, when it was determined that an airborne Very Low Frequency (VLF) ...

Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Rockwell Collins Inc. was awarded more than $12.7 million to upgrade communication systems on the U.S. Navy's E-6B Mercury aircraft., which has the ability for command and control ...

The upgraded aircraft received new command-and-control communication technology for better transmission of voice, video and other data, says Collins Aerospace. The E-6B is connected to USN ...

The aging E-6B fleet—which includes 16 aircraft in service—is scheduled to be replaced by the newer E-130J aircraft, maintaining a survivable communication link between the National Command ...

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virginia, is being awarded a $10,298,096 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00019-12-C-0096 to exercise an option to build, install ...