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First Upgraded E-6B Mercury Delivered to U.S. Navy
The U.S. Navy accepted the first upgraded E-6B Mercury, delivering enhanced airborne strategic communication capabilities.
26 June 2023
The U.S. Navy accepted the first upgraded E-6B Mercury, delivering enhanced airborne strategic communication capabilities.
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.
A Northrop Grumman-led industry team has been selected as mission system integrator for the US Navy’s next-generation E-130J Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) Recapitalization Program.
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.
