L3Harris to build Next Generation jammers in $496 million contract
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L3Harris was awarded a $496 million contract for production of the U.S. Navy s Next Generation Jammer, here attached to the underside of an aircraft wing. Photo by Liz Wolter/U.S. Navy
Dec. 23 (UPI) L3Harris Technologies was selected for final design and production of the Next Generation Jammer Low Band aerial jamming program, the Naval Air Systems Command said.
The $496 million contract with the Florida-based company calls for final design efforts and manufacturing of eight operational prototype pods and four test pods, noting their airworthiness, functionality, and integration with the EA-18G Growler fighter plane.
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In the absence of news, we’re sticking by our way-too-early predictions of flat defense spending, at best especially with Congress on the verge of passing another coronavirus stimulus package, this one totalling nearly $1 trillion. If Republicans retain control of the Senate, expect lesser cuts. If Democrats take control after two early-January Georgia runoffs, expect deeper cuts as they focus on priorities other than defense.
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The Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) program received approval to enter the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) acquisition phase Dec. 8.
The Honorable James Geurts, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, the NGJ-LB Milestone Decision Authority, assessed the NGJ-LB program is ready to proceed to the next acquisition phase.
âThis is an outstanding milestone from the NGJ-LB program, and an unparalleled accomplishment for the extended PMA-234 team,â said U.S. Navy Capt. Michael Orr, Airborne Electronic Attack Systems (PMA-234) program manager. âThey have executed the program flawlessly to date, completed a major shift in acquisition strategy this summer by transitioning from a Middle Tier of Acquisition program to an Acquisition Category (ACAT)-1B program of record, completed a Demonstration of Technologies effort, and conducted a major source selection â and they did it all during a worldwide pandemic. I cann
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