Fort Wayne Raytheon facility to share in $192M military contract
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The Raytheon facility in Fort Wayne is among four companywide that will help further develop an electronic jamming system under a $192 million U.S. Navy contract the military contractor has received.
Massachusetts-based Raytheon is developing an upgrade to its Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band system that will extend its frequency range and improve its effectiveness, parent-company RTX said in a news release.
The electronic-attack system consists of two pods attached to a fighter jet that disperse radio waves to disrupt air defense systems and ground-based communications. The U.S. Navy employs the system on its Boeing EA-18G Growler aircraft.
“Offensive Electronic Attack provides a tremendous combat capability supporting strike packages and kinetic weapons across a broad range of missions,” Barbara Borgonovi, president of naval power at Raytheon, said in the release. “With this upgrade, we’ll ensure our naval aviators in all theaters are better prepared to counter new adversary threats and provide greater combat power throughout their missions.”
The project is a cooperative development effort with the Royal Australian Air Force.
The Fort Wayne facility is located at 1010 Production Road and employs 328 people. In addition to Fort Wayne, work under the contract will take place through 2027 in Dallas; Forest, Michigan; and El Segundo, California.
