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 ...
The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in the TACAMO mission. Northrop Grumman has been ...
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., —The U.S. Navy announced today the award of a $3.5 billion contract to Northrop ...
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 US Navy has revealed the formal designation for its new command and control aircraft capable of launching the service’s nuclear arsenal. Replacing the existing fleet of Boeing E-6B Mercury jets ...
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 ...