Click here - to select or create a menu

Naval News

  • News
  • Event News
    • CNE 2023
    • IMDEX Asia 2023
    • Sea Air Space 2023
    • DSEI Japan 2023
    • NAVDEX 2023
    • SNA 2023
    • Euronaval 2022
    • Indo Pacific 2022
  • Interviews
  • Videos
  • Advertising
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
Home» News»U.S. Navy Awarded Contract To Raytheon To Begin Production For Their NGJ-MB
PATRIA
Next-Gen Jammer Mid-Band pod takes first flight on Growler
Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flies for the first time on an EA-18G Growler, Aug. 7, over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The NGJ-MB capability, forward pod located under the right wing of the aircraft, is a jamming technology that provides enhanced airborne electronic attack capabilities to the EA-18G Growler platform (U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt)

U.S. Navy Awarded Contract To Raytheon To Begin Production For Their NGJ-MB

The U.S. Navy has awarded RI&S a $171.6 million contract to begin Low- Rate Initial Production for their Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band program.

Martin Manaranche 07 Jul 2021

Raytheon Intelligence & Space press release

NGJ-MB will fundamentally change the way the Navy conducts airborne electronic attack thanks to its power and ability to jam multiple radars simultaneously. It will make naval aviation more effective by increasing survivability and lethality of fourth and fifth generation fighters.

“This capability is a game changer for our warfighters and the Airborne Electronic Attack community.”

Rear Adm. Shane Gahagan, Program Executive Officer, Tactical Aircraft Programs.

-End-

Naval News comments:

Here is the contract published by the U.S Department of Defense on July 2. :

“Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is awarded a $171,629,206 fixed-price incentive (firm target), cost-reimbursable contract. This contract procures three Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band low rate initial production Lot One ship sets, associated spares, gold units for operational test program set development and associated technical data. Work will be performed in Dallas, Texas (44%); Forest, Mississippi (33%); El Segundo, California (20%); Ft. Wayne, Indiana (2%); and Andover, Massachusetts (1%), and is expected to be completed in October 2023. Fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $171,629,206 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N0001921C0053).“

NGJ-MB is the Navy’s advanced electronic attack system to disrupt and degrades enemy technology, including air-defense systems and communications. NGJ-MB uses the digital, software-based and Active Electronically Scanned Array technologies. This allows operators to non-kinetically attack significantly more targets and at greater distances.

The U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) successfully completed its first mission systems flight with an EA-18G Growler at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, Aug. 7.

To date, NGJ-MB has successfully completed over 145 hours of developmental flight testing using Mission Systems and Aeromechanical pods. NGJ-MB has also completed over 3,100 hours of anechoic chamber and lab testing at Naval Air Stations Patuxent River, Maryland, and Point Mugu, California. Chamber tests evaluated the system’s performance both on and off the EA-18G Growler aircraft, in addition to jamming techniques and reliability testing.

EA-18G Growler NGJ-MB Raytheon US Navy 2021-07-07
Tags EA-18G Growler NGJ-MB Raytheon US Navy
Facebook Twitter Stumble linkedin Pinterest More

Authors

Posted by : Martin Manaranche
Martin Manaranche is based in Brittany, France. He is currently studying International Relations at Lyon III university. Martin conducted an internship at the French Navy's Ecole Navale in Brest and is therefore particularly fond of naval defense issues.

Related Articles

US, UK and French Commanders Transit Strait of Hormuz

US, UK and French Commanders Transit Strait of Hormuz

Naval News Staff 20 May 2023
The U.S. 5th Fleet commander transited the Strait of Hormuz aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) with naval counterparts from France and the United Kingdom, May 19.
Fincantieri to build 4th Constellation-class frigate for the U.S. Navy

Fincantieri to build 4th Constellation-class frigate for the U.S. Navy

Naval News Staff 19 May 2023
Fincantieri Marinette Marine was awarded a 526 million dollars contract to build the fourth Constellation-class frigate for the US Navy.
US Navy Chief Calls for RIMPAC-style Exercise in Euro-Atlantic Region

US Navy Chief Calls for RIMPAC-style Exercise in Euro-Atlantic Region

Dr Lee Willett 18 May 2023
The US Navy’s CNO Admiral Michael Gilday considers establishing a major multinational maritime exercise in the Euro-Atlantic Region...

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Legal / Privacy Policy
About Us
Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 Naval News
All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok