L3Harris Awarded $876M Modification for Navy Low Band Jammer Work
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L3Harris has received an $876.4 million modification to continue developing the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band system. The cost-plus-incentive-fee, undefinitized modification adds non-recurring tooling and equipment, system demonstration test article pods; cybersecurity and system security development; and product, logistics, test and software support requirements to the contract’s scope, the Department of War said Wednesday. Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. The modification was not competitively procured, and work is expected to finish in fiscal 2031. Defense research and development priorities take center stage at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2027 Defense R&D Summit on Feb. 4 in McLean, Virginia. Register now ! How Is the L3Harris Contract Modification Funded? Fiscal 2026 Navy research, development, test and evaluation funds provide $3.7 million at the time of award. Royal Australian Air Force cooperative funds account for $23 million. Salt Lake City, Utah, carries 43 percent of the work. Other sites include Hollywood, Alabama; Lansdale, Pennsylvania; Clifton, New Jersey; Boulder, Colorado; Goleta and Carlsbad, California; Edgewood and Long Island, New York; Waco, Texas; Parsippany, New Jersey; and locations in Australia. What Is the Next Generation Jammer Low Band? The Next Generation Jammer Low Band system...
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The Next Generation Jammer Low Band system is designed to replace the ALQ-99 tactical jamming capability aboard the Navy’s EA-18G Growler , using software-based arrays to counter air and ground threats in the low-frequency spectrum.
