Raytheon has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program. The new jammer is slated to replace the legacy ALQ-99.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ian C. Anderson, USN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Raytheon has completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) program. The new jammer is slated to replace the legacy ALQ-99.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ian C. Anderson, USN [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $151 million FMS contract to build the first E-2D for Japan.

Photo: U.S. Navy
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The U.S. Navy sent word that the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) conducted routine operations in the South China Sea as part of a deployment to the Western Pacific Nov. 7-10.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taurean Alexander [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Japan plans to sink retired destroyer JS Shirane next year using a XASM3 anti-ship missile in the Sea of Japan.
By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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The Indian Navy will hold a ceremony at INS Rajali today, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will officiate the ceremony.

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