The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993.

After designating last year the selection of the E-130J designation for the new Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission aircraft, the U.S. Navy has now announced that Phoenix II will be it official popular name. The service says the name represents the mythical bird, whose ability is to be reborn, in a nod to the proven C-130 platform fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993. Contents The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between 1963 and 1993. E-130J Phoenix II New TACAMO platform The E-6B Mercury

E-130J Phoenix II

“Phoenix II is the ideal popular name as we take the E-130J TACAMO missio

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