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Bishop spoke a briefing for reporters at the Navy League\u2019s Sea Air Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raytheon would provide integrated communications systems for the E-XX, and supports the current TACAMO program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It remains unclear what other companies might compete for the Navy\u2019s E-XX program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy decided to use the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules, a version of the C-130 with 15 feet added to the fuselage, as the platform for its TACAMO aircraft, said Henry Cyr, Northrop Grumman\u2019s director for multi-domain command and control capture programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stretched C-130 will be the right size for for the mission and will fly better than the E-6, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy wants the E-XX to use Collins Aerospace\u2019s very low frequency radio system. The budget request calls for $213.7 million for TACAMO modernization, which would pay for three test aircraft. Cyr said the Navy will likely buy nine more planes in total and plans to award a contract for the E-XX in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop officials expect the Navy to release its requirements for the aircraft in the coming months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy wants a quick transition, so the E-XX likely won\u2019t bring significantly new technologies to the table, aside from more advanced radios and computing systems. 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