ITT/Boeing Next Generation Jammer Team Wins $42 Million Navy Award to Mature Technology
July 16 2010 - 4:09PM
Business Wire
The team of ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) and The Boeing Company
(NYSE: BA) today announced an award of $42 million from the Naval
Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to proceed to the Technology
Maturation stage of the Next Generation Jammer program, designed to
be the world’s most sophisticated airborne electronic attack
system.
The program, valued at over $2 billion, will replace the current
inventory of aging ALQ-99 jamming pods on the Navy’s newest
airborne electronic attack aircraft, the Boeing EA-18G Growler. The
Next Generation Jammer pod will also be a stepping stone to an
F-35, Joint Strike Fighter, Electronic Attack capability.
“Electronic attack capabilities have been integral in
maintaining U.S. and allied air superiority in the past four
decades,” said Chris Bernhardt, President of ITT Electronic
Systems. “And, as the capabilities of potential enemies continue to
grow, our own technologies must continue to outpace them.”
The Next Generation Jammer will help ensure that U.S. forces
have complete dominance of the electronic spectrum, providing a
comprehensive capability to disrupt and disable enemy
communications and radars.
“Beyond its superior work in designing and delivering the EA-18G
on-time and on-budget, Boeing brings unparalleled experience in pod
design and systems integration, both critical aspects of the total
NGJ package,” Bernhardt added.
In the NGJ Technology Maturation phase, the ITT and Boeing team
will conduct analyses and design of critical technology elements of
the system to ensure the proposed solution is affordable, low risk
and capable of delivering superior operational effectiveness.
ITT’s solution will be based on significant technological
advantages achieved in the critical areas of broadband
electronically steerable antenna arrays and advanced digital
exciters, providing the U.S. Navy the programmability, scalability,
modularity and open systems architecture that will allow the
Growler to stay ahead of the ever changing threat for years to
come.
One of the most important improvements will be ITT’s advances in
broadband electronically steerable antenna arrays and advanced
digital exciter technology. The Next Generation Jammer is also
being designed with modular open systems architecture (MOSA),
enabling simpler upgrades throughout the system’s lifespan.
“ITT is regarded worldwide as an industry leader in successfully
transitioning advanced Electronic Warfare technologies from
concepts to fielded systems,” said Rick Martin, Director,
Electronic Warfare Solutions, Boeing Phantom Works. "The ITT-Boeing
team brings together tremendous resources to develop the NGJ and
integrate it into the joint electronic attack system of
systems.”
The ITT/Boeing effort will be led from ITT Electronic Systems in
Clifton, N.J. with work also being performed at Boeing’s Phantom
Works facility in St. Louis.
ITT Electronic Systems is a leading supplier of information and
electronic warfare (EW) technologies, systems and services that
enable mission success and survivability. Key technologies include
integrated EW systems for a variety of aircraft, reconnaissance and
surveillance systems for air and sea-based applications, force
protection and counter-IED systems, precision landing and air
traffic systems for military applications, and under sea systems
encompassing mine defense, naval command and sonar systems, and
acoustic sensors. Integrated structures produces aircraft armament
suspension and release equipment, electronic weapons interface
systems, and advanced composite structures and subsystems.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space &
Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security
businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven
customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile
manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis,
Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with
68,000 employees worldwide.
About ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation is a high-technology engineering and
manufacturing company operating on all seven continents in three
vital markets: water and fluids management, global defense and
security, and motion and flow control. With a heritage of
innovation, ITT partners with its customers to deliver
extraordinary solutions that create more livable environments,
provide protection and safety and connect our world. Headquartered
in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated 2009 revenue of $10.9
billion. www.itt.com
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