Airborne Launch Control News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from Airborne launch control. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In Airborne Launch Control Today - Breaking & Trending Today

This Jet Could Kill Billions: How the E-6 Could Unleash Nuclear War


The E-6 command and control plane could order a launch in response to a nuclear attack.
Key point: The airborne command post helps to ensure deterrence by showcasing how the President could still give orders from the air. Here is how the Cold War-era role is still kept today.
In a military that operates Raptor stealth fighters, A-10 tank busters, B-52 bombers and Harrier jump jets, the U.S. Navy’s placid-looking E-6 Mercury, based on the 707 airliner, seems particularly inoffensive. But don’t be deceived by appearances. Though the Mercury doesn’t carry any weapons of its own, it may be in a sense the deadliest aircraft operated by the Pentagon, as its job is to command the launch of land-based and sea-based nuclear ballistic missiles. ....

United States , Tinker Air Force Base , Offutt Air Force Base , Looking Glass , Navy Strategic Communications Wing , Airborne Nuclear Command , Navy Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadrons , Us Navy , Tinker Air Force , Offutt Air Force , Us Air Force , Global Operations Center , Cold War Era , Take Charge , Move Out , Very Low Frequency , Emergency Action Messages , Airborne Nuclear Command Post , Airborne Launch Control , Middle East , Patuxent River Naval Air Station , Nuclear War , Command And Control , Us Navy , Electronic Warfare , Ye 6 ,