Raytheon has released the first images of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) pod it has developed for the Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack (EA) aircraft.
The Raytheon Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Mid-Band pod seen on the centre wing pylon on the EA-18 Growler (Raytheon)
The two images show the high-capacity and high-power airborne electronic attack weapon system fitted to the centre underwing station of a United State’s Navy (USN) Growler aircraft.
The release of the images comes some weeks after Raytheon delivered the first NGJ-MB to the USN for ground and aircraft integration testing. The pod, which is the first of 15 engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) and 14 flight-certification trial NGJ-MB systems, was delivered to the navy from Raytheon’s El Segundo facility in California.
As previously reported by Jane’s , Raytheon’s NGJ-MB pod is part of a wider Block 2 electronic warfare (EW) capability upgrade for the Growler that also includes the NGJ-Low Band (LB) and NGJ-High Band (HB) pods to replace the current AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System (TJS). In developing three separate NGJ solutions, the USN is looking to enhance the EA capabilities of the Growler in each of the three separate wavebands, as opposed to the current TJS solution that provides a good capability across the entirety of the frequency spectrum.
The Growler is capable of carrying up to five jamming pods: two under each wing and one under the fuselage. (Raytheon)
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