Boeing E-6 Mercury - Wikipedia
The Boeing E-6 Mercury (formerly Hermes) is an airborne command post and communications relay based on the Boeing 707-300. The original E-6A manufactured by Boeing's defense …
E-6B Mercury - NAVAIR
Boeing derived the E-6A from its commercial 707 to replace the aging EC-130Q in the performance of the Navy's TACAMO mission. TACAMO links the National Command Authority …
The Boeing E6 Mercury: America's Flying Nuclear Command Center
Oct 25, 2023 · The US Navy's Boeing E-6 Mercury fleet, acting as a command and control center, commonly graces the skies one at a time. Boeing's E-6 Mercury provides instructions to …
E-6B Mercury Airborne Command Post - United States Navy
Sep 22, 2021 · It provides survivable, reliable, and endurable airborne Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) between the president, secretary of defense, and U.S. …
E-6B Mercury Airborne Command Post - Tinker Air Force Base
Communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft. Provides survivable, reliable, and endurable airborne command, control, and communications between the National …
E-6 Mercury - Military.com
The E-6 is a militarized version of the commercial 707 civilian airliner and carries a very low frequency communication system with dual trailing wire antennas. The E-6B was conceived as …
E-6 MERCURY (TACAMO) - United States Nuclear Forces
The E-6 is the airborne portion of the TACAMO Communications System. It provides survivable communication links between the National Command Authority (NCA) and Strategic Forces. …
Why the E-6 Is America’s Most Terrifying Plane
Oct 15, 2019 · In a military that operates Raptor stealth fighters, A-10 tank busters, B-52 bombers and Harrier jump jets, the U.S. Navy’s placid-looking E-6 Mercury, based on the 707 airliner, …
E-6B Mercury: More than the Doomsday Plane - Key.Aero
The US Navy’s 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury aircraft earned their nickname because of their mission set, which includes transmitting Emergency Action Messages (EAM) to US strategic nuclear …
E-6A/B Mercury Command and Control Aircraft - Naval …
Jun 28, 2010 · The Boeing E-6 Mercury is a command post and communications relay aircraft manufactured by Boeing for the US Navy. The aircraft relays communications for ballistic …