The US Navy has awarded L3Harris Technologies a US$587 Million contract to deliver Next Generation Jammer - Low Band (NGJ-LB) pods for its E/A-18G Growler aircraft.
Through the contract, L3Harris Technologies will deliver eight operational prototype pods to US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) for fleet assessment and additional test assets for airworthiness and design verification over the next five years.
NGJ-LB complements the Next Generation Jammer - Mid Band (NGJ-MB) which is built by Northrop Grumman onboard the E/A-18G Growler. Together with the Next Generation Jammer - High Band (NGJ-HB), which will be the third and final increment delivered, they will replace the legacy AN/ALQ-99.
“Our Next Generation Jammer – Low Band solution provides the U.S. Navy with the latest digital, software-based technologies to address advanced and emerging threats from peer adversaries,” said the Chair and CEO of L3Harris Technologies, Christopher E. Kubasik