Northrop Grumman Corporation has submitted a bid to the US Navy for the development of new jamming technology to support electronic warfare initiatives.

The proposal is part of the next-generation jammer (NGJ) technology maturation phase to replace the navy’s current ALQ-99 jamming system.

The Northrop-proposed NGJ is a critical replacement for the pre-digital ALQ-99 jamming system and functions as the shooting end for the new Northrop-built airborne electronic attack weapon system on board the EA-18G Growler.

Northrop Grumman information operations and electronic attack vice-president Stephen Hogan said the first shot fired in a conflict was no longer a bullet, it was an electron.

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“We saw how the Russians used electronic attack in Georgia, and we see every day how terrorists operate, using store-bought electronics to harm our soldiers and innocent bystanders,” he said.

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