El SEGUNDO, Calif.,
Nov. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), in partnership with the U.S.
Navy, has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the
Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program, a key milestone in the
acquisition process.
"Raytheon and the Navy have made system engineering process
discipline a top priority from the outset of the NGJ program," said
Travis Slocumb, vice president of
Electronic Warfare Systems at Raytheon's Space and Airborne
Systems. "The successful completion of PDR is indicative of the
strength of our partnership, and we will apply that same focus as
we move into the follow-on phases of the program."
The NGJ is scheduled to replace legacy ALQ-99 jamming pods,
delivering new capabilities for the Navy's EA-18G Growler. The Navy
plans to declare Initial Operating Capability for the Jammer in
2021.
"The Jammer's open architecture design, coupled with
high-powered, solid state electronics and agile jamming techniques,
will enable us to meet U.S. Navy electronic warfare mission
requirements while ensuring the affordability of future upgrades,"
said Daniel Theisen, Director of
Airborne Electronic Attack programs for Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2014 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees
worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in
defense, civil government and cybersecurity markets throughout the
world. With a history of innovation spanning 93 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration
and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and
command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well
as cybersecurity and a broad range of mission support services.
Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. For more
about Raytheon, visit us at www.raytheon.com and follow
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