The aircraft is used as an air command post by the US Strategic Command and is equipped with an automated ICBM launch control system.
An American aircraft E-6BMercury arrived in Iceland, designed to engage strategic nuclear submarines with intercontinental ballistic missiles, the so-called “doomsday aircraft”. About that reported United States European Command.
An E-6B Mercury, assigned to the United States Strategic Command 1st Airlift Wing, recently arrived in Iceland during operations in the European Command area of responsibility.
The aircraft is used as an air command post of the Strategic Command of the US Armed Forces and is equipped with an automated complex for controlling the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles, performing the tasks of providing a backup communication system to the Ohio-class strategic nuclear submarines on combat patrol.
Recall that the United States announced when Ukraine will receive F-16 aircraft.
According to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov, the initiative to transfer Western fighters to Ukraine already exists, so all that remains is to organize an “aircraft coalition.”
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Source: korrespondent

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