EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded a $403M System Demonstration Test Articles contract
with the U.S. Navy for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band. The SDTA
pods will be delivered to the fleet once developmental and
operational testing is complete.
"These test assets will be used to show NGJ-MB is ready for
operation," said Dan Theisen,
director at Raytheon Electronic Warfare Systems. "We're at the
stage where testing is essential. The test program is on target to
meet Initial Operating Capability in 2022."
NGJ-MB provides significantly improved radar and communication
jamming performance and capacity, as well as improved reliability
and maintainability, for EA-18G Growler crews. Commanders will use
NGJ-MB to deny, degrade and deceive the enemy's use of the
electromagnetic spectrum through advanced jamming
techniques.
Raytheon delivered the first NGJ-MB pod to the U.S. Navy for
testing in July of 2019.
About Raytheon
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$27 billion and 67,000 employees, is
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government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I® products and
services, sensing, effects and mission support for customers in
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