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Navy Finishing Next-Gen Jammer Low Band Tests

Wednesday, May 20th, 2020

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Navy Finishing Next-Gen Jammer Low Band Tests

A rendering of an EA-18G Growler with the Next Generation Jammer-Low Band pod. (Illustration: Northrop Grumman)

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said Monday it recently started the final Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET) tests for the Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) capability. The NGJ-LB capability is part of how NAVAIR aims to augment and replace the legacy ALQ-99 tactical jammer system on the EA-18G Growler by splitting it into three increments of low, mid, and high band frequencies. The service aims to use these electronic attack capabilities to help counter or defeat enemy air defenses…

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