E-130J TACAMO. The Navy’s Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications Program Office (PMA-271) and Strategic ...

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

E-130J TACAMO will replace the E-6B Mercury fleet, ensuring strategic communication in the event of nuclear war ...

The E-6B Mercury was developed in the 1980s as a replacement. It's based on the Boeing 707-320, and once the EC-130Qs were retired, this became the primary choice for TACAMO aircraft for the Navy.

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