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Navy/USMC

Raytheon Expects To Prevail On Navy’s Next Generation Jammer

Defense Daily Staff

Friday, November 15th, 2013

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Raytheon [RTN] expects to ultimately prevail in the quest to provide the Navy’s next generation airborne jammer despite the uncertainty raised this week after the Government Accountability Office ruled in favor of a protest by a rival bidder BAE Systems. “Raytheon remains ready to deliver our Next Generation Jammer solution to the U.S. Navy, and we are confident in the superior technical and programmatic design of this critical national security capability,” spokeswoman Theresa Huerta said yesterday. “We respect the GAO's…

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