Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $590 million follow-on production contract from the U.S. Navy for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system.
NGJ-MB is a cooperative development and production program with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The contract includes delivery of shipsets, support equipment, spares and non-recurring engineering support.
"NGJ-MB is a revolutionary offensive electronic attack system for the joint force that puts a critical combat capability in the hands of our Navy warfighters," said Barbara Borgonovi, president of naval power at Raytheon. "We're working with the U.S. Navy to ensure NGJ-MB provides the advanced electronic warfare solution needed as quickly as possible."
The U.S. Navy and RAAF will employ NGJ-MB on the EA-18G GROWLER® to target advanced radar threats, communications, data links and non-traditional RF threats. The system reduces adversary targeting ranges, disrupts adversary kill chains and supports kinetic weapons to target. NGJ-MB allows naval crews to operate effectively at extended ranges and attack multiple targets simultaneously with advanced techniques.
Work under this contract will take place in McKinney, Texas; Forest, Miss.; El Segundo, Calif.; and Fort Wayne, Ind., through 2028.