Marking its official entry into the airborne electronic warfare market, Parsippany-based aerospace and defense contractor Marotta Controls has secured two contracts supporting the U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Jammer – Low Band (NGJ-LB) Engineering and Manufacturing Development program.
The company received a direct award from prime contractor L3Harris Technologies alongside a subcontract win with CFD Research Corporation. Through the dual awards, Marotta will integrate its specialized actuation and patented power conversion technologies into critical subsystems for the NGJ-LB pod, including supplying the Turbine Speed Control System within the ram air turbine power generation assembly under the CFD Research agreement.
The NGJ-LB system is a cornerstone initiative designed to augment and eventually replace the legacy AN/ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System aboard the Navy’s EA-18G Growler aircraft, leveraging advanced software and Active Electronically Scanned Array technology to disrupt and degrade enemy air defenses and communications.
“Contributing to two separate subsystems on the same Navy EW platform is a real testament to Marotta’s technology development process,” said Adit Girdhari, Vice President of Business Development at Marotta Controls. “Electronic warfare is a growth area for Marotta, and the NGJ-LB program is a strong foundation to build on.”
Founded in 1943, the family-owned New Jersey defense firm holds more than 200 patents, specializing in integrated power, motion, and electronic control systems for aerospace, defense, and space applications.
