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Navy Tests Next Generation Jammer On Growler

Tuesday, August 11th, 2020

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Navy Tests Next Generation Jammer On Growler

Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) flies for the first time on an EA-18G Growler, Aug. 7, over Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. The jammer pod is located under the right wing of the aircraft. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy completed the first mission systems flight test of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) on an EA-18G Growler on Aug. 7, the service said Monday. The flight was conducted by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., as a Safety of Flight checkout to make sure the jammer pods can be safely flown on the aircraft for future follow-on flights. The NGJ program is how Naval Air Systems Command plans to…

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