The Weekly Debrief: Plans Sharpen For Future Airborne Nuclear Command Fleets

E-6B Mercury
Credit: U.S. Navy
A Lockheed Martin C-130J-sized crack has appeared in the strategic ambiguity surrounding the U.S. military’s replacement plans for the “Doomsday” fleet. A new fleet of C-130J-30s has emerged as the best candidate to replace the U.S. Navy’s fleet of Boeing 707-based E-6Bs Mercurys, which control...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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