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Navy/USMC

Navy Plans To Award New Version Of Low Band Next Gen Jammer EMD Contract In September

Wednesday, July 19th, 2023

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Navy Plans To Award New Version Of Low Band Next Gen Jammer EMD Contract In September

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler flies over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy Photo)

The Navy anticipates awarding a new version of the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Next Generation Jammer-Low Band(NGJ-LB), according to a Defense Department reprogramming request for fiscal year 2023. A June 30 $4 billion omnibus reprogramming request by the DoD comptroller asked to reduce $51 million in the Next Generation Jammer Increment II program, shifting funds from $135 million to $84 million. The department said these funds are available due to protests against the EMD contract, so…

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