USN jammer development continues with latest contract award
L3Harris Technologies will support engineering and manufacturing development of Next Generation Jammer-Low Band.
L3Harris Technologies has received a $495.53 million contract from US Naval Air Systems Command to produce and deliver equipment under the Next Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB) programme.
In support of NGJ-LB engineering and manufacturing development, the company will supply ten pod simulators, eight operational prototype pods, four jettison mass model pods, two captive mass models, two mission system prototypes and two technique development systems.
Work will be completed by September 2025 at seven locations in the US.
NGJ-LB will augment and eventually replace the ALQ-99 tactical jamming system currently integrated on EA-18G Growler aircraft (pictured).
NGJ-LB is an effort to develop a jammer which will engage radar threats transmitting across a 500MHz to 2GHz waveband. According to Shephard Defence Insight, this is particularly important given the investments in low-frequency radar being made by potential adversaries such as Russia.
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