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 division entered service with the United States Navy in July 1989, replacing the EC-130Q.

The E-6B Mercury is a communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft. It provides survivable, reliable and endurable airborne Nuclear Command, Control, and...

Sep 22, 2021 · The E-6B Mercury is a communications relay and strategic airborne command post aircraft. It provides survivable, reliable, and endurable airborne Nuclear Command, Control, and...

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 nuclear forces in case of ground-based operations failure. Upgraded E-6Bs began being delivered to the US Navy this summer.

Jun 8, 2023 · The United States Navy has officially received the first of twelve modified and upgraded E-6B "Mercury" aircraft from Northrop Grumman.

Jun 6, 2023 · The U.S. Navy this month accepted the first E-6B Mercury upgraded by Northrop Grumman Corp. in Lake Charles, delivering enhanced airborne strategic communication capabilities to the warfighter.

Jun 26, 2023 · The U.S. Navy this month accepted the first E-6B Mercury upgraded by Northrop Grumman Corp. in Lake Charles, delivering enhanced airborne strategic communication capabilities to the warfighter.

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 a...

As leaders in aircraft sustainment and modernization, Northrop Grumman supports the US Navy’s E-6B Mercury fleet through the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract (IMMC), consisting of six modifications to improve command, control and communication functions.

LAKE CHARLES, La. – March 3, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) announced it was recently awarded the Integrated Modification and Maintenance Contract for the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury platform, a derivative of the commercial Boeing 707 aircraft.