Friday, April 23, 2010

Fleet receives upgraded E-6B Mercury aircraft

Interesting article on the initial installation of the Internet Protocol and Bandwidth Expansion Phase 1 and 3 Programs on a Navy E-6B.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Communications System (SLCS), the E-6B may be used to transport and provide communications for any member of the senior leadership of the U. S. Events, such as the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Hurricane Katrina, have led U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to evaluate all SLCS platforms and determine which could be upgraded to provide additional capabilities during major events within the U.S. borders. As a result, funding was provided to Airborne Strategic Command, Control and Communications (PMA-271) in 2007 for the E-6B to be upgraded to provide additional bandwidth and information processing in support of the SLCS community.

You can read the rest of the article at http://www.dcmilitary.com/stories/042210/tester_28276.shtml