Our Contribution
The AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) is an electronic warfare system that allows Navy Growlers to conduct airborne electronic attacks by disrupting, denying, and degrading enemy early-warning, air defense, and communications systems with increased jamming capability at longer ranges. Leveraging nearly a half century of electronic warfare expertise, APL scientists and engineers, through tasking with the Office of Naval Research, partnered with industry to mature a solid-state amplifier and associated phased array antennas capable of meeting the Navy’s requirements. APL has been part of the Navy’s Next Generation Jammer team since initial concept development in 2001—playing a key role in the evolution of this initiative to equip warfighters of all services with state-of-the-art technology to address emerging electronic warfare gaps.
