The U.S. Navy Is Testing A Towed Decoy Pod For The P-8A Poseidon
The U.S. Navy Is Testing A Towed Decoy Pod For The P-8A Poseidon
A member of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 puts a pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure system on a P-8A Poseidon, March 12. The pod successfully competed an air worthiness test at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Atlantic Test Ranges. (U.S. Navy photo)
The purpose-built pod for the P-8A Poseidon was developed from the experience with the ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy already used by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
BAE wins Navy contract for ‘quick-turnaround’ electronic countermeasure January 5 The $4 million award is for a radio frequency countermeasure system on the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. (Mark D. Faram/staff) WASHINGTON BAE Systems received a $4 million contract from the Navy for a “quick-turnaround” demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure system for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The system will be a lightweight pod mounted to the aircraft that will add a new self-protection capability to the Poseidon, the company said in a Jan. 5 announcement. The system consists of a small form factor jammer, a high-powered amplifier and the AN/ALE-55 Fiber-Optic Towed Decoy, BAE said. It jams signals to guide missiles away from the aircraft to the towed decoy.
BAE nabs $4M to demonstrate new radio system for P-8A Poseidon
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The Navy has awarded BAE with a $4 million contract to conduct a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure system for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Photo courtesy of BAE
Jan. 5 (UPI) The Navy has awarded BAE Systems with a $4 million contract to conduct a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure system for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
According to BAE, the RFCM system is a light-weight, high-power system that will add a new self-protection capability to the Poseidon.
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BAE Systems Receives Rapid Response Contract From U.S. Navy to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Countermeasure System
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The new pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure system adds another layer of self-protection to a next-generation Navy aircraft, as this illustration shows. (Photo: BAE Systems)
The new pod-mounted radio frequency countermeasure system adds another layer of self-protection to a next-generation Navy aircraft, as this illustration shows. (Photo: BAE Systems)
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BAE Systems received a $4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to conduct a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure (RFCM) system for the P-8A Poseidon. The pod-mounted RFCM system is a leading-edge, lightweight, high-power system that will add a new self-protection capability to this next-generation U.S. Navy aircraft.