The US Navy has finally received the first upgraded and modernized E-6B Mercury aircraft from Northrop Grumman Corporation. Also known as the Navy's "Doomsday" plane, the delivered E-6B Mercury was ...

Despite plans to gradually replace it, the E-6B Mercury will remain an essential part of the United States’ nuclear strategy ...

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 ...

GAO previously questioned the Navy's choice of a C-130-based aircraft to meet its nuclear command and control needs.

The US Navy (USN) has taken delivery of its first Boeing E-6B Mercury command and control aircraft with upgrades to a new Block II standard. The US Navy (USN) has taken delivery of its first Boeing ...

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Herndon, Virginia, is awarded $18,200,000 for firm-fixed-price delivery order N0001918F0478 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-15-G-0026). The ...

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 ...

E-6B SUPPORT: DRS C3 & Aviation Co. of Herndon, Va., has been awarded a $43,525,578 firm-fixed-price contract for logistics services in support of E-6B aircraft, including management of ...

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., is being awarded a $15,046,674 modification to a previously awarded contract for validation/verification of Multi-Role Tactical Common Data Link efforts in support of ...