Cobham Delivers 200th Low Band Transmitter To U.S. Navy
Cobham Sensor Systems celebrated a production milestone June 14th, when the company produced its 200th Low Band Transmitter Antenna Group, part of the AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System used on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler aircraft.
“Our employees take pride in delivering products to the servicemen and women who depend on them,” said Jill Kale, vice president of Cobham Sensor Systems. “This milestone is a great example of how the dedication of our employees has translated into a very successful program.”
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) exercised the second option of the third full-rate production lot of the Low Band Transmitter Antenna Group this past February for nearly $39M. This award brings the total number of production transmitters ordered to 281 of the 315 required transmitters.
The Low Band Transmitter-Antenna Group (LBT-AG), developed by Cobham Sensor Systems, has been in production since 2005. The LBT is designed to protect strike aircraft, ships, and ground troops by disrupting enemy radar and communications. It is flown on U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G aircraft and Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft, and is heavily used in current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
About Cobham
Cobham specializes in meeting the demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth in defense, security and commercial environments. Offering a technically diverse and innovative range of technologies and services, the Group protects lives and livelihoods, responding to customer needs with agility that differentiates it. The most important thing we build is trust. Employing more than 10,000 people on five continents, the Group has customers and partners in over 100 countries.
About Cobham Sensor Systems
Cobham Sensor Systems designs and manufactures active microwave components, assemblies and subsystems for the aerospace and defense industries, and is the leading supplier of many microwave products. Sensor Systems specializes in RF and microwave front ends for radar, phased arrays, communication and electronic warfare systems, providing components, integrated assemblies and subsystems for military aircraft, ground vehicles, missiles, space launch vehicles and satellites. Cobham Sensor Systems components and subsystems are at the heart of many of the world’s prominent military platforms, Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and a host of strategic and tactical munitions.
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