The US Navy began its TACAMO mission in the early 1960s, when it was determined that an airborne Very Low Frequency (VLF) communications system was feasible. The United States Navy’s next-generation ...

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 ...

The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft for the U.S. Navy is in production. Fresh on the heels of the announcement that the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury ...

The US Navy (USN) has revealed the name of its newest aircraft, a secretive communications platform able to remotely command the service’s submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Known as the “Take ...

The U.S. Navy has recently taken a significant step toward upgrading one of its most critical strategic assets: the E-6B ...

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 E-130J aircraft will take over the E-6B for the US Navy’s Take Charge and Move Out system. The US Navy has announced that it has awarded Northrop Grumman a US$3.5 billion contract to conduct the ...

The Navy wants its next TACAMO aircraft to be based on the C-130J Super Hercules. U.S. Air Force pilots assigned to the 317th Airlift Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, taxi one example during Mosaic ...

The U.S. Navy is preparing to replace what some describe as the “deadliest plane in the world”—the E-6 Mercury. Designed to act as a flying communications link between the U.S. government and military ...