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DOT&E: Next Gen Jammer Underperforming And Faces Challenges For IOT&E

DOT&E: Next Gen Jammer Underperforming And Faces Challenges For IOT&E
An EA-18G Growler from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, located at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, conducts a Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flight test over Southern Maryland in 2021 (Photo: U.S. Navy by Steve Wolff)

The Pentagon’s top weapons tester said the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) faces significant operational effectiveness and suitability challenges as it proceeds into the initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) period. “The Navy needs to overcome several challenges to demonstrate the NGJ-MB’s operational effectiveness and suitability as it proceeds to IOT&E. The lack of validated or accredited digital models needed to supplement NGJ-MB operational flight testing present a significant risk to NGJ‑MB IOT&E,” the FY ‘21 annual report from…

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