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 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 ...

Ensuring reliable strategic communications for national defense recently became easier since the newest mission computer for the E-6B Mercury has reached the fleet. Installation of the Mission ...

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 United States Navy maintains a fleet of aircraft that are unofficially called "Doomsday Planes." These are vital to national defense, and they serve an important strategic purpose. The current ...

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 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 ...