Harris Receives $97 Mln US Navy Airborne Jammer Order

(RTTNews) - Harris Corp. (HRS) has received a $97 million order to provide the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command or NAVAIR with self protection jammers for the integrated defensive electronic countermeasures program. The order was received during the fourth quarter of Harris' fiscal 2015.

Harris will provide its ALQ-214 radio frequency integrated countermeasure system, which is already used by the Navy to protect carrier-based F/A-18s from sophisticated RF threats such as hostile radars and air defense systems.

Under the latest order, Harris will begin producing the twelfth full-rate production lot of the system, with an option for the thirteenth lot to be exercised in 2016.

The 46 systems plus spare weapons replaceable assemblies will equip new aircraft as well as modernize the existing fleet. The order also includes field support and assembly repairs, the company said.