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Military and Commercial Technology: Rockwell Collins awarded $12.7M for E-6B Mercury aircraft upgrades
![Thenewarea51 on X: "The US Navy E-6B TACAMO has 2 VLF trailing wire antennas used to communicate with submarines, one on the tail cone and one behind a actuated door underneath the Thenewarea51 on X: "The US Navy E-6B TACAMO has 2 VLF trailing wire antennas used to communicate with submarines, one on the tail cone and one behind a actuated door underneath the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F18UasoX0AEUNwA.jpg)
Thenewarea51 on X: "The US Navy E-6B TACAMO has 2 VLF trailing wire antennas used to communicate with submarines, one on the tail cone and one behind a actuated door underneath the
![Tyler Rogoway on X: "Great depiction of an E-6B Mercury executing a series of tight consecutive low-speed turns with its 5 mile long Very Low Frequency antenna reeled out the back. The Tyler Rogoway on X: "Great depiction of an E-6B Mercury executing a series of tight consecutive low-speed turns with its 5 mile long Very Low Frequency antenna reeled out the back. The](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ELspH86UUAA0nEH.jpg)
Tyler Rogoway on X: "Great depiction of an E-6B Mercury executing a series of tight consecutive low-speed turns with its 5 mile long Very Low Frequency antenna reeled out the back. The
![TheIntelFrog on X: "USN E-6B Mercury #AE040D as HANDY17 appears to be reeling in it's 5 mile long trailing wire antenna after a deployment over the Atlantic. https://t.co/WRVFg3mWs2" / X TheIntelFrog on X: "USN E-6B Mercury #AE040D as HANDY17 appears to be reeling in it's 5 mile long trailing wire antenna after a deployment over the Atlantic. https://t.co/WRVFg3mWs2" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgqwG3eXgAMlKSH.jpg)
TheIntelFrog on X: "USN E-6B Mercury #AE040D as HANDY17 appears to be reeling in it's 5 mile long trailing wire antenna after a deployment over the Atlantic. https://t.co/WRVFg3mWs2" / X
![EightOneECHO on X: "@Aviation_Intel @cencio4 5mi long 200,000 Watt VLF Trailing Wire Antenna aboard US Navy E-6B Mercury broadcasting to US Navy Submarines... #TACAMO #avgeek https://t.co/6tbz620eaX" / X EightOneECHO on X: "@Aviation_Intel @cencio4 5mi long 200,000 Watt VLF Trailing Wire Antenna aboard US Navy E-6B Mercury broadcasting to US Navy Submarines... #TACAMO #avgeek https://t.co/6tbz620eaX" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ELxZr5oUEAAXDqn.png)