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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has called into question the viability of using the C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft as the basis for a new plane, called the E-130J, to support the U.S. Navy's Take Charge And Move Out (TACAMO) mission.
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Choice Of C-130 For New Navy ‘Doomsday Plane’ Questioned In Watchdog Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 12, 2025

The U.S. Navy has quietly awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to strip useful parts from an ex-Royal Air Force (RAF) E-3D Sentry airborne early warning and control aircraft before disposing of it.
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Plan To Turn Ex-RAF E-3 AWACS Into E-6B ‘Doomsday’ Jet Trainer Abandoned By Navy

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 5, 2025

Navy’s Future E-130J TACAMO ‘Doomsday Plane’ Seen In New Rendering
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Navy’s Future E-130J TACAMO ‘Doomsday Plane’ Seen In New Rendering

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 19, 2024

The Ohio class nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Normandy, an E-6B Mercury 'doomsday plane,' and a P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft recently took part in an unusual show of force in the Norwegian Sea.
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U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarine, ‘Doomsday Plane’ Take Part In Rare Show Of Force Off Norway

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 25, 2024

An Navy E-6B Mercury 'doomsday' plane was recently spotted with what appeared to be heavily-weathered exterior paintwork.
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E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Looks Like It’s Been Through Armageddon

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 26, 2024

Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)
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Moment E-6B ‘Doomsday Plane’ Crew Ordered ICBM Launch Seen In Image (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 24, 2023

RAF E-3 sentry being converted into Navy E-6 mercury
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Navy Turning British Surplus E-3 Sentry Into E-6B Doomsday Plane Trainer

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Oct 5, 2022

Doomsday Plane Crews Made This Darkly Humorous Music Video Aptly Set To “Burning Down The House”
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Doomsday Plane Crews Made This Darkly Humorous Music Video Aptly Set To “Burning Down The House”

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Feb 26, 2021

Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today
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Here’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore Today

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Dec 14, 2019

That Jet That Orbited Over Denver Actually Isn’t Much of a Mystery
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That Jet That Orbited Over Denver Actually Isn’t Much of a Mystery

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 17, 2016