Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland, announced on August 7, 2025, that the U.S. Navy’s new aircraft for the ...

The US Navy has named its next-generation TACAMO aircraft the E-130J Phoenix II, replacing the E-6B Mercury in the nuclear ...

The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993. After ...

J transport, the Phoenix II will replace the jet-powered E-6B Mercury fleet that allows for remote command of the US Navy's ...

The Navy wants the new E-XX TACAMO to be based on the C-130J Super Hercules instead. Lockheed Martin’s entry for the E-XX competition is the EC-130J TACAMO, a plane it is co-developing with ...

Northrop will integrate TACAMO mission systems, including Collins Aerospace’s very low frequency system, into government-furnished, Lockheed-built C-130J-30 aircraft.

Northrop Grumman Systems, a subsidiary of Falls Church aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a $3.459 billion contract by the Navy to engineer and manufacture new nuclear ...

Northrop will oversee development of the E-130J to replace an aging fleet of Boeing (NYSE: BA) 707-based TACAMO aircraft that are configured as E-6B Mercury aircraft. Lockheed will be one ...

The company also recently received a contract modification for ABNCP/TACAMO. As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to our Defence Insight and Premium News subscribers, our curated ...

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The fleet maintains continuous airborne and ground alert coverage 365 days a year at various sites. There are currently 16 E-6B aircraft performing the TACAMO/ABNCP missions," SAIC said. Advertisement ...