The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) as a surrogate training platform.

The US Navy wants to reduce the training burden on its 16 E-6B Mercury nuclear command aircraft by purchasing an E-3D AWACS that can serve as a surrogate airframe. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Under the plan, disclosed on the US government beta.sam.gov procurement website on 28 October, the USN will purchase an E-3D to act as a flight trainer for the E-6B in order to reduce fatigue on the C3 fleet of aircraft, dubbed ‘Doomsday’ on account of their nuclear control mission.

The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) as a surrogate training platform.

The US Navy wants to reduce the training burden on its 16 E-6B Mercury nuclear command aircraft by purchasing an E-3D AWACS that can serve as a surrogate airframe. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Under the plan, disclosed on the US government beta.sam.gov procurement website on 28 October, the USN will purchase an E-3D to act as a flight trainer for the E-6B in order to reduce fatigue on the C3 fleet of aircraft, dubbed ‘Doomsday’ on account of their nuclear control mission.

The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) as a surrogate training platform.

The US Navy wants to reduce the training burden on its 16 E-6B Mercury nuclear command aircraft by purchasing an E-3D AWACS that can serve as a surrogate airframe. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Under the plan, disclosed on the US government beta.sam.gov procurement website on 28 October, the USN will purchase an E-3D to act as a flight trainer for the E-6B in order to reduce fatigue on the C3 fleet of aircraft, dubbed ‘Doomsday’ on account of their nuclear control mission.

The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) as a surrogate training platform.

The US Navy wants to reduce the training burden on its 16 E-6B Mercury nuclear command aircraft by purchasing an E-3D AWACS that can serve as a surrogate airframe. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Under the plan, disclosed on the US government beta.sam.gov procurement website on 28 October, the USN will purchase an E-3D to act as a flight trainer for the E-6B in order to reduce fatigue on the C3 fleet of aircraft, dubbed ‘Doomsday’ on account of their nuclear control mission.

The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) as a surrogate training platform.

The US Navy wants to reduce the training burden on its 16 E-6B Mercury nuclear command aircraft by purchasing an E-3D AWACS that can serve as a surrogate airframe. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Under the plan, disclosed on the US government beta.sam.gov procurement website on 28 October, the USN will purchase an E-3D to act as a flight trainer for the E-6B in order to reduce fatigue on the C3 fleet of aircraft, dubbed ‘Doomsday’ on account of their nuclear control mission.

The US Navy (USN) is looking to reduce wear on its 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury long-endurance command, control, and communications (C3) aircraft by using a Boeing E-3D Sentry Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) as a surrogate training platform.

The US Navy wants to reduce the training burden on its 16 E-6B Mercury nuclear command aircraft by purchasing an E-3D AWACS that can serve as a surrogate airframe. (Janes/Patrick Allen)

Under the plan, disclosed on the US government beta.sam.gov procurement website on 28 October, the USN will purchase an E-3D to act as a flight trainer for the E-6B in order to reduce fatigue on the C3 fleet of aircraft, dubbed ‘Doomsday’ on account of their nuclear control mission.