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Boeing delivers the last E-6B Mercury to US Navy

St. Louis, USA - An upgrade programme for a value of more than USD 180 million

The Boeing Company celebrated the upcoming delivery of the 16th and final upgraded E-6B Mercury to the U.S. Navy during a ceremony at Cecil Field in Jacksonville, Fla. The upgrades include a new, modernized cockpit similar to the glass cockpit installed in the Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft and an advanced communications package that provides faster data processing, communications capabilities...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 70842
Rome, Italy, 12/05/2006 14:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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