By Greg Waldron2020-12-23T09:12:00+00:00 L3Harris has secured a $496 million engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for further work on the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) project for the US Navy (USN). The contract, awarded on 18 December, calls for the company to complete the design and manufacture eight operational prototype pods and four test pods for airworthiness and functionality evaluation aboard the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft. Source: US Navy Next Generation Jammer Low Band demonstration unit has already undergone some testing by the US Navy “NGJ-LB is the next step in the evolution of airborne electronic attack that is needed to meet current and emerging electronic warfare gaps,” says Rear Admiral Shane Gahagan, programme executive officer, tactical aircraft programmes for the USN.