Raytheon in $34M electronic warfare deal with Air Force

Raytheon has been awarded a $34.8 million Air Force contract to upgrade the electronic warfare capabilities of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J).

The contract calls for Raytheon to develop the upgraded version, called MALD-X, in 24 months, after which there will be two flight demonstrations, according to a company news release.

"MALD-X, a modular weapon designed for the Strategic Capabilities Office under the U.S. Secretary of Defense, will demonstrate an improved electronic warfare payload, low-altitude flight and a datalink that will allow the weapon to communicate with other net enabled systems," Raytheon said.

"MALD-X will build on the successful MALD platform to demonstrate the advanced electronic warfare capabilities needed today and in the future," said Mike Jarrett, Raytheon's vice president for the air warfare systems product line. "MALD-X creates an upgrade path for the current MALD-J program of record and meets the requirements for the MALD-N, a net-enabled decoy/jammer for the U.S. Navy."

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