Selex awarded RAF RF jamming contract
Selex ES will design, develop and deliver a Common Jamming Pod (CJP) for the Royal Air Force (RAF) under a new contract that will see the RF self-protection capability of the Tornado GR4 sustained through to the end of its operational life.
The CJP programme has seen the existing Sky Shadow-2 electronic countermeasures pod used on the RAF’s Tornado GR4 reworked to meet current and anticipated radar threats.
The CJP will add a number of enhancements, including a replacement of the entire receiver chain, the introduction of a digital control unit and a digital techniques generator as well as an update to the TWT transmitters. The overhaul will take place within the existing shell, retaining the distinctive outline of the Sky Shadow pod.
Two Towed Radar Decoys, (TRDs) identical to those currently in service with the Eurofighter Typhoon, will also be incorporated into the rear of the pod.
Selex ES has already conducted research and development work to identify, integrate and de-risk key technologies necessary to realise a follow-on of the Sky Shadow pod.
Flight trials are scheduled for late 2014, with delivery and initial operating capability on the front-line planned for late 2015.
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