AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer (Mid-Band)
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United StatesManufacturer: Raytheon
Jamming podUnited States2024
The Mid-Band increment of the Next Generation Jammer for the EA-18G Growler. AN/ALQ-249 augments and replaces legacy ALQ-99 capability in its assigned portion of the spectrum; it does not denote every NGJ increment.
Jamming pod // EA-18G Growler external pod shipset
AI-retouched unmarked cutout based on a Wikimedia Commons photograph by LCpl Bryan Giraldo, USMC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Data trust
- Reliability
- Verified
- Sources
- NGJ-MB initial operational capabilityU.S. Navy NAVAIR · Accessed
- Next Generation Jammer Mid-BandRaytheon (manufacturer) · Accessed
- Last reviewed
- Confidence level
- Identity and documented mission are sourced; classified coverage and uncorroborated performance remain absent.
Historical profile
NAVAIR announced in January 2025 that NGJ-MB reached initial operational capability in December 2024. Production-phase Milestone C in 2021 and first production-pod deliveries in 2023 are distinct milestones, not IOC. Public range and power claims are not converted into numerical specifications.