Cobham Awarded US $39 Million US Navy Contract for AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitters
Cobham Awarded US $39 Million US Navy Contract for AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitters
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Cobham
Awarded US $39 Million US Navy Contract for AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitters
Cobham
has been awarded a US $39 million contract from the US Naval Air Systems
Command (NAVAIR) to manufacture the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter-Antenna
Group for US Navy and Marine Corps EA-6B and EA-18G electronic warfare
aircraft.
The contract is a modification to a previously awarded firm fixed price
Full Rate Production contract to exercise an option for 48 Low Band
Transmitters; 13 vertically polarized antennas; and 28 horizontally
polarized antennas associated with the AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter-
Antenna Group. The contract’s initial award procured 60 Low Band
Transmitters and an associated number of antenna assemblies in a variety
of configurations.
AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitter installed on a US Navy EA-18G
(Picture: US Navy)
“Cobham’s
Low Band Transmitter has a legacy of reliability and operational excellence,”
said Jill Kale, Vice President of Cobham Sensor Systems. “Activating
this option to the fixed price contract is aligned with the Navy’s
acquisition strategy, and capitalizes on our expertise.”
An EA-6B
Prowler is about to launch from a US Navy Carrier with AN/ALQ-99 Low
Band Transmitters installed under its wing pylons
(Picture: US Navy)
The AN/ALQ-99
Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group (LBT-AG), developed by Cobham Sensor
Systems, has been in production since 2005. The LBT is designed to protect
strike aircraft, ships, and ground troops by disrupting enemy radar
and communications. It is flown on US Navy EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G
aircraft and Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft, and has been used in combat
operations.
All work will be performed in Lansdale, Pa. and is expected to be completed
by August 2014.
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