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ITT Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a $238 million contract to begin full-rate production of the AN/ALQ-214 on-board jammer system on the F/A-18 aircraft.
This system (AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5) is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and can be installed on both the legacy Hornet (F/A-18 C/D) and Super Hornet (F/A-18 E/F) variants. Under this contract, Exelis will provide 104 systems through fiscal year 2016.
This contract award resulted from an innovative engineering approach and a proven track record of performance, said Chris Bernhardt, Exelis executive vice president and president of the Electronic Systems division. Our long partnership with the U.S. Navy program team was essential to adopting a solution that will keep our Navy front-line fighters ahead of the most advanced threats to the F/A-18.
The AN/ALQ-214 Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM) system combines sensitive receivers and active countermeasures to electronically shield Navy fighters from radio frequency (RF) guided threats. It is part of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) system, which is the next-generation self-defense system for the U.S. Navys F/A-18.
The RFCM system responds to threats autonomously with a series of measures to protect the aircraft from detection and fired threats, said Rich Sorelle, vice president and general manager of the Exelis integrated electronic warfare business. This technology has been and will continue to be critical to mission success.
This system (AN/ALQ-214 (v)4/5) is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and can be installed on both the legacy Hornet (F/A-18 C/D) and Super Hornet (F/A-18 E/F) variants. Under this contract, Exelis will provide 104 systems through fiscal year 2016.
This contract award resulted from an innovative engineering approach and a proven track record of performance, said Chris Bernhardt, Exelis executive vice president and president of the Electronic Systems division. Our long partnership with the U.S. Navy program team was essential to adopting a solution that will keep our Navy front-line fighters ahead of the most advanced threats to the F/A-18.
The AN/ALQ-214 Radio Frequency Countermeasures (RFCM) system combines sensitive receivers and active countermeasures to electronically shield Navy fighters from radio frequency (RF) guided threats. It is part of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) system, which is the next-generation self-defense system for the U.S. Navys F/A-18.
The RFCM system responds to threats autonomously with a series of measures to protect the aircraft from detection and fired threats, said Rich Sorelle, vice president and general manager of the Exelis integrated electronic warfare business. This technology has been and will continue to be critical to mission success.
