Northrop Grumman (NG) Corporation has been chosen by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to provide the AN/ALQ-251 advanced radio frequency countermeasures system for its C-130J airlifter fleet.
“With the increase of advanced radio frequency threats, our digital AN/ALQ-251 system allows the RAAF’s C-130J fleet the freedom of maneuver to carry out its wide range of humanitarian and national security missions safely," NG Vice President of Navigation, Targeting and Survivability, James Conroy, said.
The AN/ALQ-251 has allowed protection against advanced weapon systems and agile electronic warfare systems in dense electromagnetic spectrum environments. The system has provided aircrews full situational awareness, radar warning and precision direction finding of radio frequency threats.
The NG AN/ALQ-251 is a radio frequency countermeasures system that gives radar warning, threat identification, geolocation and countermeasure capabilities, with the flexibility to adapt to future threats. It has been in production for the US Department of Defense and is available to international partners.