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Navy Declares IOC For First Next-Gen Jammer

Navy Declares IOC For First Next-Gen Jammer
From left: Kennie Martinez and Marc Dannemiller, Raytheon Intelligence & Space employees, unbox the first of two Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band fleet representative pods that were delivered to the Airborne Electronic Attack Systems (PMA-234) pod shop at Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md. on July 7, 2022. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) system last month, the service said on Monday. The larger NGJ program seeks to replace the legacy ALQ-99 jammer by dividing into low, mid and high-band frequency contract increments.  The Mid-Band segment is the first increment of this effort. This IOC is a sign that the design, testing and production of NGJ-MB system “meet the logistical needs of the carrier air wings and EA-18G Growler squadrons,”…

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