GAO previously questioned the Navy's choice of a C-130-based aircraft to meet its nuclear command and control needs.

The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993. After designating last year the selection of the E-130J designation for the new Take ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Raytheon Intelligence and Space are teaming up to ...

The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in the TACAMO mission. Northrop Grumman has been ...

The first example of the US Navy’s (USN’s) new strategic airborne command post has rolled off the production line. The navy plans to field the Northrop Grumman E-130J Phoenix II to replace the service ...

Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland, announced on August 7, 2025, that the U.S. Navy’s new aircraft for the Take Charge and Move Out mission, or TACAMO, will carry the designation ...

The TACAMO mission operated by the United States Navy was created to ensure nuclear command could survive even if ground ...

The US Navy (USN) awarded Northrop Grumman a USD3.4 billion engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract to integrate the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) nuclear command-and-control (C2) ...

The company believes its role as prime contractor on the E-2 Hawkeye puts it in a strong position for the programme to replace the USN’s Boeing E-6 Mercury fleet. Northrop Grumman aims to leverage its ...

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $62 million contract modification to study the suitability of the C-130J aircraft for the E-XX TACAMO programme. The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $62 ...

Collins Aerospace will start designing a Very Low Frequency (VLF) communication system under a newly awarded contract for the U.S. Navy, adding a second major piece of the long-term plan to replace ...

Northrop Grumman is to sell its Training Services business to Serco Inc, with the $327 million disposal expected to be completed within the coming months. “We forecast this transaction to close ...