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Saturday, June 08, 2013

Navy Upgrades Communications, Bandwidth on E-6Bs

E-6B MercuryThe U.S. Navy is upgrading the communications network on its E-6B Mercury airborne command post to provide the battle staff on board with faster, more reliable access to both classified and unclassified information.

The service recently received the third fleet E-6B outfitted with the Internet protocol bandwidth expansion (IPBE) upgrade.

Boeing, manufacturer of the 707-based E-6B, and avionics supplier Rockwell Collins are prime contractors for the IPBE upgrade, which is tied to a Block 1 modification program that modernizes the aircraft and addresses obsolescence issues.

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