The U.S. Navy has ordered Harris
Corporation's ALQ-214(V)4/5 integrated defensive electronic counter-measures
jammers for its and Australia's F/A-18s.
By Richard Tomkins |
Oct. 16, 2017 at 2:26 PM
Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Harris Corporation has been contract for
electronic jammers to protect U.S. Navy and Australian F/A-18 Hornet and Super
Hornet aircraft, the company announced on Monday.
The contract for Lot 14 ALQ-214(V)4/5 integrated
defensive electronic counter-measures jammers is worth $133 million. Australia
is receiving the jammers through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.
Harris said the equipment will be used on F/A-18C/D/E/F
variants. Deliveries are expected to be completed by May of 2020.
"Naval aviators face a growing range of threats as
their missions evolve and hostile actors gain access to increasingly advanced
technology," Ed Zoiss, president of Harris Electronic Systems, said in a
press release.
"Harris has helped keep naval aviators ahead of
emerging threats for nearly 20 years. We remain firmly committed to supporting
their critical missions."
Original post: upi.com
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