The US Navy began its TACAMO mission in the early 1960s, when it was determined that an airborne Very Low Frequency (VLF) ...

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

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

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

NAS Patuxent River, Md. — The U.S. Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) and ...

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 ...

The new plane is called for its role in TACAMO the E-130J, an aircraft derived from the Super Hercules. The huge amount of money will cover mission-systems integration for the new plane.

Northrop Grumman on April 3 announced the full team of subcontractors for its U.S. Navy E-XX Take-Charge-and-Move-Out (Tacamo) offer as the company prepares for requirements in an upcoming proposal.

The U.S. Navy wants to ensure that the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 can serve its nuclear “take charge and move out” (Tacamo) mission more than two years after choosing it, awarding the company a ...

The US Navy has formally named its next-generation Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) aircraft the E-130J Phoenix II, ...