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RTX's Raytheon Awarded $580 Million Production Contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band

  • On May 16, 2025, Raytheon, part of RTX, secured a $580 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue production of the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band system in McKinney, Texas.
  • The contract extends the collaborative Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band initiative, developed alongside Australia's air force, to advance airborne electronic attack capabilities.
  • Raytheon will produce additional NGJ-MB pod shipsets, including support equipment and spares, with work performed in multiple U.S. Locations through 2028.
  • The NGJ-MB system, installed on the EA-18G Growler, uses two pods with active electronically scanned arrays radiating mid-band frequencies to counter radar, communications, data links and other radio frequency threats.
  • This contract will improve naval aviators' preparedness to counter evolving adversary threats across all theaters and support the Joint Fight, according to Barbara Borgonovi, Raytheon's Naval Power president.
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RTX's Raytheon awarded $580 million production contract for Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band

Electronic attack capability will counter new and emerging adversary threats

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GovCon Wire broke the news in on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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