Avionics
Northrop Grumman, BAE Develop AC/MC-130J Protections
The U.S. Air Force awarded the companies contracts to develop RF countermeasures for AC/MC-130Js by November.
An AC-130J Ghostrider taxis at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in this photo taken in January 2014. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)
An AC-130J Ghostrider taxis at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in this photo taken in January 2014. (Photo: U.S. Air Force)

Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems will develop radio frequency countermeasures (RFCM) systems for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command AC/MC-130J turboprops by later this year. The contracts are the first phase of a multi-phase program to upgrade the aircraft’s survivability.