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The US Navy began its TACAMO mission in the early 1960s, when it was determined that an airborne Very Low Frequency (VLF) ...
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Navy Names E-130J Phoenix II for TACAMO Mission

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 ...
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.
Business highlights included two major orders secured during the fourth quarter: a $3.5 billion deal to supply the US Navy’s (USN’s) replacement TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) capability ...
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 ...
Lieutenant Commander Bruce Hauenstein, USN, Retired 1948 – 2021 San Diego TACAMO FALLEN VETERAN Lieutenant Commander Bruce Robert Hauenstein, USN, Retired, was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania… ...
The US Navy has formally named its next-generation Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) aircraft the E-130J Phoenix II, ...