Navy's NGJ-MB program reaches milestone C

By Aidan Quigley / June 29, 2021 at 4:40 PM
The Navy has declared milestone C for the Next Generation Jammer Mid Band, allowing the program to move into the low-rate initial production phase. Navy acquisition chief Frederick Stefany on Monday approved milestone C for the service's maritime airborne electronic attack modernization effort. The NGJ-MB will replace the ALQ-99 jamming pod carried on EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. The NGJ-MB has completed more than 145 hours of developmental flight testing using Mission Systems and Aeromechanical pods and over 3,100 hours of...

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