Raytheon Co has to stop work on the next-generation electronic jamming system, having received an order from the U.S. Navy to do so, according to Reuters.
Raytheon was awarded the electronic jamming system contract on July 8 th , but BAE Systems formally objected the award.
The next generation jammer is a program aimed to develop an airborne electronic warfare system, as a replacement for the AN/ALQ-99 found on the EA-18G military aircraft.
The AN/ALQ-99 is currently mounted on EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler aircraft of the U.S. Navy and, in the case of the EA-6B Prowler only, U.S. Marine Corps.
Two weeks ago, BAE Systems protested against the USD 279 million jamming system contract assigned to Raytheon questioning the award process.
The Navy issued a stop-work order on the contract on July 18 th after the protest, Navy spokeswoman Captain Cate Mueller said.
Nevertheless, she did not provide any further details on BAE’s claims.
[mappress] NavalToday Staff, July 29, 2013; Image: Raytheon