USAF drafts requirements to replace Navy E-6B for 'Looking Glass' airborne ICBM‑launch role
The U.S. Air Force is drafting operational and technical requirements for a replacement airborne command post to assume the 'Looking Glass' ICBM-launch and nuclear command-and-control mission after the Navy retires its E-6B fleet. The work marks the start of a USAF-led effort to restore an airborne launch capability.