The New Administration Weighs Options, Including Airstrikes, to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program

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Navy picks Northrop to deliver nuclear command TACAMO aircraft – Breaking Defense

The plane will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury.

By   Justin Katzon

WASHINGTON —  The Navy today awarded a $3.5 billion contract to Northrop Grumman to be the mission systems integrator for Navy’s next-generation plane for commanding nuclear-armed forces in an emergency, beating out competitor Collins Aerospace.

TACAMO is the acronym the Navy uses for the mission known as “take charge and move out.” The new plane, dubbed the E-130J, will eventually take over that mission for the legacy fleet, the E-6B Mercury. Its purpose is to provide the chain of command a secure and reliable platform to communicate with any one of the forces encompassing the nuclear triad. “Our TACAMO mission is foundational to our nation’s nuclear triad,” said Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro in a written statement announcing the contract award.

Originally published The New Administration Weighs Options, Including Airstrikes, to Stop Iran’s Nuclear Program on by https://globalsecurityreview.com/new-report-us-must-modernize-nuclear-posture-for-tri-polar-world/ at Global Security Review

Originally published Global Security Review

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