Next Generation Jammer Pod Flies on Growler
The U.S. Navy’s electronic attack capabilities are receiving a major boost with the adoption of the NGJ to replace the 50-year-old ALQ-99.
A single ALQ-249 NGJ-MB pod flies on a VX-23 EA-18G. The Growler’s wingtip pods house antennas for the Northrop Grumman ALQ-218 electronic support measures/intelligence system that provides information for the jamming pods. (Photo: Naval Air Systems Command)
A single ALQ-249 NGJ-MB pod flies on a VX-23 EA-18G. The Growler’s wingtip pods house antennas for the Northrop Grumman ALQ-218 electronic support measures/intelligence system that provides information for the jamming pods. (Photo: Naval Air Systems Command)

A U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G Growler has carried Raytheon’s ALQ-249 pod aloft for the first time. The ALQ-249 is also known as the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB), and is the first of three systems that will eventually make up the Growler’s NGJ electronic attack suite. The pod features opening side doors to admit air for power generation and cooling.


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