Takeaways
Key facts from the contract announcement
1. $50.1 Million Ceiling-Priced Order
Raytheon received a delivery order with a maximum value of $50,071,546 for repairs supporting the EA-18G Growler’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band system.
2. 98 Weapon Repairable Assembly Repairs
The order covers 19 Weapon Repairable Assemblies and a total quantity of 98 repairs, with work scheduled through March 2030.
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company a ceiling-priced delivery order worth up to $50.07 million to repair equipment supporting the EA-18G Growler’s Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band system.
According to the Department of Defense contract announcement, the order covers repairs to 19 Weapon Repairable Assemblies for a total quantity of 98 repairs. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
The delivery order, N00383-26-F-FZ00, was issued under previously awarded basic ordering agreement N00383-26-G-0028. Work is scheduled to continue through March 2030.
Scope of the EA-18G Next Generation Jammer Contract
The ceiling-priced order provides repair work for Weapon Repairable Assemblies supporting the EA-18G Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band system.
The Navy’s NGJ-MB is designated AN/ALQ-249(V)1 and forms part of the broader Next Generation Jammer family. The system is carried externally by the EA-18G Growler and is designed for airborne electronic attack missions.
The contract announcement identifies a total requirement of 98 repairs across 19 Weapon Repairable Assemblies. It does not disclose the individual assemblies, failure conditions, repair procedures, or specific components included in each repair quantity.
The order has no option provision.
AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer and EA-18G Growler Technical Context
The AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band is designed to provide airborne electronic attack capability against threats operating in the middle portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
NAVAIR describes NGJ-MB as using digital, software-based and electronically scanned array technologies. The system is intended to provide enhanced capability to disrupt, deny and degrade adversary air defense and ground communication systems.
The EA-18G Growler is the Navy’s dedicated airborne electronic attack aircraft. It is based on the F/A-18F Super Hornet and combines the aircraft platform with specialized electronic warfare equipment.
NGJ-MB is part of the Navy’s broader effort to transition from the legacy ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System. NAVAIR states that the Next Generation Jammer family is intended to augment and ultimately replace the ALQ-99 as additional NGJ capabilities are introduced.
The Navy declared initial operational capability for NGJ-MB in December 2024. The milestone moved the system from development and testing into operational use with the fleet.
Operational Impact on U.S. Navy Electronic Warfare
The repair order supports the sustainment side of a capability that has already entered Navy operational service.
For an airborne electronic attack system such as NGJ-MB, repair capacity is an important part of maintaining equipment availability. The contract announcement, however, does not provide a specific readiness target, repair turnaround time, fleet availability objective, or number of EA-18G aircraft supported by the order.
The 98-repair quantity therefore should not be interpreted as the number of NGJ-MB systems or aircraft receiving upgrades. It represents the repair quantity identified in the delivery order.
The work also comes as the Navy continues to develop the broader Next Generation Jammer family across different frequency bands. NGJ-MB addresses the mid-band portion, while other increments are intended to extend electronic attack coverage.
Contract Breakdown: Raytheon EA-18G Award Details
Contract Value
The maximum value of the ceiling-priced delivery order is $50,071,546.
The Navy will obligate $24,535,058, representing 49% of the contract’s full value, at the time of award. An additional $25,536,488 remains committed to fund the ceiling-priced order.
The ceiling value should not be treated as money already spent. The announcement distinguishes the amount obligated at award from the maximum total value of the delivery order.
Contractor
Raytheon Company, El Segundo, California, is the contractor.
Raytheon is an RTX business and is the developer of the NGJ-MB system.
Contract Type
The action is a ceiling-priced delivery order issued under a previously awarded basic ordering agreement.
The requirement was solicited from one source under the authority of 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1). One offer was received.
Work Locations
Work will be performed at:
- Forest, Mississippi: 84%
- El Segundo, California: 16%
Performance Period
Work is expected to be completed by March 2030.
Funding
Fiscal 2026 Aircraft Procurement, Navy 6, or APN-6, funds totaling $24,535,058 will be obligated at award.
The announcement states that these funds expire for obligation on September 30, 2029.
The remaining $25,536,488 is committed to support the ceiling-priced delivery order, which has a maximum value of $50,071,546.
Options Or Follow-On Work
The delivery order does not contain an option provision.
The announcement does not identify a separate follow-on repair order or additional option quantity associated with this award.
Raytheon Defense Industrial Base and Acquisition Impact
The award illustrates the sustainment requirements that accompany the introduction of new electronic warfare equipment into operational service.
NGJ-MB represents a transition from the Navy’s long-serving ALQ-99 jamming system toward newer digital and electronically scanned technologies. Once such equipment enters the fleet, repair and sustainment contracts become part of maintaining the availability of the capability.
The structure of this award also reflects the Navy’s use of basic ordering agreements to establish a contracting framework under which individual delivery orders can be issued for defined requirements. The specific order reported here is limited to the identified repair workload and does not establish a new production quantity for NGJ-MB pods.
Because the announcement does not disclose the nature of each Weapon Repairable Assembly or the repair cost by component, it is not possible to determine from the award alone which NGJ-MB subsystems account for the largest portion of the contract value.
Program Milestones and Next Steps
The immediate milestone is execution of the repair workload through the scheduled completion date in March 2030.
The broader NGJ program continues to develop additional electronic attack capabilities beyond the Mid-Band increment. NAVAIR identifies NGJ-MB as one element of an evolutionary acquisition approach intended to provide coverage across different portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
For the current award, however, the documented requirement is specifically for repair work supporting the NGJ-MB system. The announcement does not disclose additional production plans, new aircraft integration work, or future repair quantities beyond the 98 repairs covered by this delivery order.
