E-6 going away

[robav8r]

Interesting article . . . .

 

[ChuckMK23]

So long E-6B, hello E-130J

https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/TACAMO-community-announces-name-new-mission-aircraft-E-130J/Mon-10212024-1046

 

[Hair Warrior]

So long E-6B, hello E-130J

https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/TACAMO-community-announces-name-new-mission-aircraft-E-130J/Mon-10212024-1046

Obviously should name it the E-130J Hercury.

 

[Uncle Fester]

I wonder what the rationale was for going back to the future of TACAMO and returning to the Herk. Seems like form factor wise whatever will fit in a C-130 airframe would fit in, say, a 737, and then you’d gain a lot in terms of altitude, range, etc, and infrastructure commonality with the C-40/P-8/E-7 fleet.

 

[Flash]

I wonder what the rationale was for going back to the future of TACAMO and returning to the Herk. Seems like form factor wise whatever will fit in a C-130 airframe would fit in, say, a 737, and then you’d gain a lot in terms of altitude, range, etc, and infrastructure commonality with the C-40/P-8/E-7 fleet.

I'm presuming they want to keep the four engines.

 

[taxi1]

I'm presuming they want to keep the four engines.

Also, speed is not life in this case. Slower equals better droop of the antenna in the spiral pattern (I'm betting).

 

[Griz882]

Obviously should name it the E-130J Hercury.

I was thinking the EC-130J “Radio.”

 

[jmcquate]

I was told by the same TACAMO guy from the beginning of this thread that it's the EC-130s modular mission station capability that conforms the platform to a specific mission set.

 

[johnpauljones1776]

I wonder what the rationale was for going back to the future of TACAMO and returning to the Herk. Seems like form factor wise whatever will fit in a C-130 airframe would fit in, say, a 737, and then you’d gain a lot in terms of altitude, range, etc, and infrastructure commonality with the C-40/P-8/E-7 fleet.

Maybe a supply issue with Boeing being behind on every program and the 17000 layoffs???

 

[ChuckMK23]

Maybe a supply issue with Boeing being behind on every program and the 17000 layoffs???

Program award to LM was years ago. Long endurance, AAR, volume and shape of usable payloads, low risk, very efficient. Given that the Herc was the original TACAMO, makes sense.

 

[SynixMan]

I wonder what the rationale was for going back to the future of TACAMO and returning to the Herk. Seems like form factor wise whatever will fit in a C-130 airframe would fit in, say, a 737, and then you’d gain a lot in terms of altitude, range, etc, and infrastructure commonality with the C-40/P-8/E-7 fleet.

I think the J Model has a great record for power, reliability, etc amongst the NAVAIR folks. What blows my mind is VR hasn't bought them to replace their H Models.

 

[hlg6016]

I think the J Model has a great record for power, reliability, etc amongst the NAVAIR folks. What blows my mind is VR hasn't bought them to replace their H Models.

Maybe this will be NAVAIR's chance to make the J model fleetwide?

 

[WhiskeySierra6]

I wonder what the rationale was for going back to the future of TACAMO and returning to the Herk. Seems like form factor wise whatever will fit in a C-130 airframe would fit in, say, a 737, and then you’d gain a lot in terms of altitude, range, etc, and infrastructure commonality with the C-40/P-8/E-7 fleet.

I covered down on TACAMO requirements for several months at AIRLANT a few years ago. I was told there was some gamesmanship in selecting the C-130 to offload some alternate missions like DV transport that the community is tired of doing/funding. Apparently, senior leaders don't like taking twice as long to get somewhere. Seemed very plausible when I heard it.

 

[Waveoff]

I covered down on TACAMO requirements for several months at AIRLANT a few years ago. I was told there was some gamesmanship in selecting the C-130 to offload some alternate missions like DV transport that the community is tired of doing/funding. Apparently, senior leaders don't like taking twice as long to get somewhere. Seemed very plausible when I heard it.

Are you saying they changed an entire aircraft as a form of “welp s’pose…”? Because that’s genius.

 

[Notanaviator]

Maybe this will be NAVAIR's chance to make the J model fleetwide?

That is what is in the works. Goal is to convert the existing VR squadrons to J’s, although based on appropriations environment and process this may… take a while.