The achievement of the IOC follows the first combat deployment of NGJ-MB with VAQ-133’s EA-18Gs embarked aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has disclosed on Jan. 6, 2025, that the U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability...
Raytheon has won a $590M contract for the production of Next-Generation Jammer – Mid Band pods to equip U.S. Navy’s and Royal Australian Air Force’s EA-18G Growler fleets. Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX Corporation, has received a follow-on contract for the...
An F-35C Lightning II, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, takes off from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, May 30, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class August...
Some of the images of the J-15D appeared recently on State TV CCTV and Weibo. (Images via @RupprechtDeino) The PLAN certainly needs a supersonic carrier-borne EW jet like the US’s EA-18G Growler. The J-15D, an EW (Electronic Warfare) prototype variant of...
The first EA-37B ahead of the delivery in 2023. (Photo: BAE Systems) The contract covers the installation of the Compass Call Baseline 4 suite on the remaining four aircraft of the new EA-37B fleet. BAE Systems has been contracted to provide...
The EA-37B in the anechoic chamber. (Image via @airsuperiorx) The aircraft is currently in development and operational testing ahead of the delivery to the 55th Electronic Combat Group. Photos emerged online show the U.S. Air Force newest electronic attack asset, the...
A U.S. Air Force F-16CM Block 40 from the 555th FS at Aviano Air Base, among the ones that will receive PoBIT upgrades. (Photo: Stefano D’Urso/The Aviationist) The U.S. F-16 fleet is undergoing the largest modification work in history with the...
The first missionized EA-37B flies for the first time from L3Harris’ facilities. (Photo: L3Harris) The EA-37B aircraft designation was selected to better identify the platform’s mission of finding, attacking and destroying enemy land or sea targets. The U.S. Air Force Air...
The NGJ-LB on a Growler in anechoic chamber. In the box, a close up image (Image credit: L3Harris) L3Harris has recently shared some images and details about their submission for the NGJ-LB pod for the EA-18G Growler. The NGJ (Next Generation...
The EC-37B takes off for the first test flight in the fully missionized configuration. (Photo: L3Harris) Under the Compass Call Rehost program, the electronic attack mission is transitioning from the EC-130H to the EC-37B, with deliveries slated to begin later this...
