Pictured is a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury before takeoff on Nov. 5, 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Personnel from Offutt AFB, Neb.'s 625th Strategic Operations Squadron flew on the plane to demonstrate the functioning of the Airborne Launch Control System. (U.S. Air Force Photo)
By Frank Wolfe |
1 month ago |
05/21/2025

The U.S. Air Force is examining industry capacity to build “secondary launch capability”–a follow-on to the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) on the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) aircraft.

TACAMO planes…

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