A US Navy E-6B Mercury, the so-called “doomsday plane”, has landed in Iceland. This was stated by the command of US troops in Europe.
The “doomsday plane” of the US Navy has a connection with strategic nuclear submarines of the Ohio class, which are carriers of American intercontinental ballistic missiles.
A U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury, assigned to the first wing of the U.S. Strategic Command, recently arrived in Iceland, operating in the area of responsibility of the U.S. European Command, the U.S. Navy said in a Twitter post.
During their stay in Iceland, the plane’s crew members met with the US ambassador and other diplomats and military personnel.
Recall that the military strategic command and control aircraft, as well as the air command post of the US Navy E-6B Mercury is used to communicate with strategic nuclear submarines that are carriers of intercontinental ballistic missiles. We are talking about Ohio-class submarines. Each submarine can carry up to 24 Trident II D5 missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
The E-6B Mercury is based on the Boeing 707-320 passenger jet. It is capable of climbing to a height of up to 12.8 km, the practical range is 11.76 km.
Source: Racurs
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