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American defence prime Raytheon has been engaged in a US$580 million production contract for next-generation jammer mid-band systems.
Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, was awarded the follow-on production contract from the US Navy for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system, according to a statement published by the company on 16 May.
NGJ-MB is a cooperative development and production program with the Royal Australian Air Force. The airborne electronic attack system consists of two pods containing active electronically scanned arrays that radiate in the mid-band frequency range.
Under the contract, Raytheon will provide additional production NGJ-MB pod shipsets, including pods for the Royal Australian Air Force, as well as spares and peculiar support equipment.
“Offensive electronic attack provides a tremendous combat capability, protecting strike packages, kinetic weapons and high-value airborne assets across a broad range of missions,” said Barbara Borgonovi, president of naval power at Raytheon.
“With this contract, we’ll ensure that our naval aviators in all theatres are better prepared to counter adversary threats and support the joint fight.”
The US Navy employs NGJ-MB on the EA-18G Growler to target advanced radar threats, communications, data links and non-traditional radio frequency threats.
Work under this contract will take place in Forest, Mississippi; McKinney, Texas; El Segundo, California; and Andover, Massachusetts in the US through 2028.
