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.