US Navy’s Next-Generation Jammer For EA-18G Growlers IOC Ready By September

Electronic warfare or SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defense) is an important capability of the US Air Force and Navy. The Navy relies on the EA-18G fighter jet to provide SEAD and plans to achieve initial operational capability for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band system in the next couple of months. The ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) Mid-Band is an external carriage AEA capability for the Growlers focusing on the middle-frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum.