F-15E and A-10 retirements, accelerates F/A-XX and F-47 oversight, and demands a concrete plan for post-E-6B nuclear ...

The detection of two E-6B Mercury aircraft in flight sparked speculation the military was preparing for a crisis. That doesn't appear to be the case.

The US has plans in place to make sure no enemy can take it by surprise and get away with it. Those plans not only target nuclear retaliatory measures, but also specify the means for retaliatory ...

It was accompanied by a guided-missile cruiser and two naval aircraft. The show of force came weeks after Russia sent a submarine and naval fleet to Cuba. A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic submarine ...

The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman $3.5 billion to build E-130J "Doomsday Planes" for use in a nuclear war. The new planes will replace the nation's current fleet of E-6B Mercury aircraft built by ...

MERCURY MISSION: L-3 Communications announced Feb. 2 that its Vertex Aerospace subsidiary has been awarded a nine-month, $27.1 million contract to provide Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the ...

Rockwell Collins and L-3 Integrated Systems have handed over the first modernized Block 1 E-6B Mercury. The upgrade corrects deficiencies identified during operational testing of the E-6B, a ...

Northrop Grumman Systems, a subsidiary of Falls Church aerospace and defense giant Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a $3.459 billion contract by the Navy to engineer and manufacture new nuclear ...

All the Details: In an unusual move, the U.S. Navy disclosed the location of Ohio-class submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) operating in the Norwegian Sea, joined by the USS Normandy and maritime ...