Featured:

Navy’s Next Generation Jammer passes review

By

A U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G Growler of test and evaluation squadron VX-31 flies over the city of Ridgecrest, California (USA), as it returns to NAWS China Lake at the conclusion of a test mission on the Electronic Combat Range (Echo). The Growler is configured with three ALQ-99 jammer pods and two external fuel tanks. VX-31 tested and evaluated new electronic warfare capabilities and systems for the EA-18G that were developed and refined by the scientists and engineers of NAWC-WD. July 2009.

The Navy’s Next Generation Jammer has passed a development review.

The AN/ALQ-249 NGJ Increment Mid-band passed a Critical Design Review at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, in late April. 

“During CDR, it was determined that the design and development are on track to meet crucial warfighter requirements, and fabrication, demonstration and test could proceed,” said a Navy news release.

The project is now in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase with Raytheon Space and Air Systems, the pod prime contractor, and Boeing, the EA-18G Growler aircraft integration prime contractor.

About 

Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.