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Northrop Grumman Wins Netherlands Contract To Provide F-16 Electronic Countermeasures

Northrop Grumman Wins Netherlands Contract To Provide F-16 Electronic Countermeasures
AN/ALQ-131 pod electronic countermeasure (ECM) pod. Photo: Northrop Grumman.

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a contract to upgrade the AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods for its F-16 fleet, the company said Monday.The upgrade, with an undisclosed value, includes new threat detection and jamming capabilities for the F-16s. The AN/ALQ-131 pod is a widely-used ECM system.“The digital technology in the AN/ALQ-131 upgrade provides a significant leap in capability for electronic countermeasures, giving RNLAF aviators a superior level of protection wherever their missions take them,” Robert…

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