Tag: E-6B Mercury

FY2026 NDAA: Congress Pushes Back On Aircraft Cuts and Seeks Clarity On Next-Gen Programs

The NDAA freezes E-3, F-15E and A-10 retirements, accelerates F/A-XX and F-47…

STRATCOM Kicks Off Global Thunder 26 Nuclear Command & Control Exercise

U.S. Strategic Command has begun this year's edition of the annual nuclear…

In Depth Look at Tuesday Night’s U.S. STRATCOM Exercise

B-2 Spirit stealth bombers launched from Whiteman AFB on a transatlantic round-trip…

First C-130 Airframe Set to Be Converted Into E-130J Phoenix II Emerges

The first C-130J earmarked for conversion into the new E-130J Phoenix II…

First E-130J TACAMO Airframe in Production

The first C-130J-30 Hercules earmarked for conversion into an E-130J TACAMO aircraft…

U.S. Navy Designates E-130J as E-6B TACAMO Successor

The new E-130J TACAMO aircraft will be based on the C-130J-30 airframe…