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ITT Exelis to provide US Navy F/A-18 C/D and E/F with advanced electronic
countermeasures |
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ITT Exelis has been awarded a contract valued at more than $125 million
by Naval Air Systems Command in Patuxent River, Md., to deliver the
latest variant of the AN/ALQ-214 airborne jammer.
The AN/ALQ-214 is a subsystem of the Integrated Defensive Electronic
Countermeasures (IDECM) suite. Under this contract, Exelis will engage
in the second full-rate production lot of the new AN/ALQ-214 (V)4/5
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GULF OF ADEN (March 20, 2013) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Wildcats
of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 lands aboard the aircraft carrier
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). F/A-18 E and F Super Hornet are pictured
in the background.
(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneider/Released)
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The AN/ALQ-214(V)4/5 combines sensitive digital receivers
and active countermeasures to protect aircraft from radio frequency
(RF) threats such as air defense radars and guided missiles. The new
variant of the ALQ-214 system will be used on both the Department of
the Navy F/A-18 C/D Hornet and F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft. The
previous variant is utilized on the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft
only.
“The enhanced ALQ-214 ensures warfighters are equipped with the
most advanced electronic self-protection system,” said Joe Rambala,
vice president and general manager of the Exelis integrated electronic
warfare systems business. “Our new system is not only designed
to address current and future RF threats, but it also extends this level
of protection to additional platforms, allowing more pilots to complete
their missions safely.”
Deployed with the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 E/F
Super Hornet, existing legacy AN/ALQ-214 IDECM systems will continue
to provide detect-and-defeat protection against RF threats well into
the future. Exelis will produce the AN/ALQ-214(V)4/5 at its facility
in Clifton, N.J., with system deliveries under this contract planned
through 2015.
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