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Harris Wins $133 Million Contract For U.S. And Australian F/A-18 Electronic Jammers

Monday, October 16th, 2017

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Harris Wins $133 Million Contract For U.S. And Australian F/A-18 Electronic Jammers

The Harris. Corp.’s ALQ-214(V)4/5 electronic countermeasure onboard jammers for use on F/A-18s. Image: Harris Corp.

The U.S. Navy awarded Harris Corp. [HRS] a $133 million contract to provide 50 electronic countermeasure onboard jammers (OBJ) for the U.S. and Australia F/A-18 C/D/E/F Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft, the company said Monday.Harris is set to make and deliver specifically Lot 14 ALQ-214(V)4/5 Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) jammers to the U.S. and Australia. A company spokesperson told Defense Daily that of the 50 total units for Lot 14, three or four will be delivered to Australia.These ALQ-214(V)4/5…

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