RAAF Super Hornets Get EW Upgrade

24 Oktober 2017

AN/ALQ-214 (IDECM) F/A-18 Countermeasure System (photo : Harris)

Harris Corporation has received a US$133 million EW contract to supply electronic jammers to protect US Navy and Australian F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet aircraft against electronic threats. The contract was awarded during the first quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2018.

Under the contract, Harris will manufacture and deliver ALQ-214(V)4/5Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures (IDECM) jammers for the F/A-18C/D/E/F variants. The ALQ-214(V)4/5 is the key onboard electronic warfare jamming system for the IDECM programme and protects the aircraft from sophisticated electronic threats, including modern integrated air defence systems.

Deliveries to the US Navy and to Australia through the US government’s Foreign Military Sales programme are expected to be complete by May 2020.

“Naval aviators face a growing range of threats as their missions evolve and hostile actors gain access to increasingly advanced technology,” said Ed Zoiss, president, Harris Electronic Systems. “Harris has helped keep naval aviators ahead of emerging threats for nearly 20 years. We remain firmly committed to supporting their critical missions.”

(AeroAustraliaMag)