The first E-6B Mercury arrived at Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Aircraft Maintenance and Fabrication Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana for Block II modification earlier this month.

Northrop Grumman was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury platform...

The E-6B Mercury allows survivable communication between the president and the triad of nuclear weapon systems – bombers, missile fields, and ballistic missile submarines.

The Airborne Strategic Command, Control, and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) purchased a retired Royal Air Force E-3D for $15 million that will be used as an E-6B Mercury pilot training aircraft.

The U.S. Navy’s E-XX TACAMO aircraft will be based on the C-130J platform and provides connectivity between the National Command Authority and ballistic submarines capable of delivering nuclear weapons.