NG submits bid for jammer program

BETHPAGE, N.Y., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has received a proposal from Northrop Grumman in response to calls for the development of new jamming technology to support electronic warfare.

U.S. company Northrop Grumman announced it has submitted a bid on the Navy's the Next Generation Jammer Technology Maturation phase. The Navy called on the defense contracting community to submit proposals to replace the current ALQ-99 jamming system.

The Navy's jamming technologies are designed to counter enemy threats in modern electronic battlefield environments. The ALQ-99 is a pre-digital technology that requires updating with next-generation capabilities.

"The first shot fired in a conflict is no longer a bullet, it's an electron," Stephen Hogan, Northrop Grumman Information Operations and Electronic Attack vice president, said in a statement.

"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."