Raytheon: Raytheon, US Navy demonstrate new electronic attack architecture using MALD-J aerial jammer - Sep 9, 2015

JOINT PACIFIC ALASKA RANGE COMPLEX, Alaska, Sept. 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Naval Research Lab and Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) have demonstrated successful captive flights of a modular, rapid replacement architecture for electronic warfare (EW) payloads on the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J). The testing occurred during the biannual Northern Edge exercise in Alaska.

Called CERBERUS, four separately developed EW payloads were used in 12 operationally relevant missions. The interchangeable payloads, each customized for a specific mission and threat, were swapped onto the captive carry vehicle in less than one minute. The payloads were designed to be used on a MALD® vehicle.

Raytheon: Raytheon, US Navy demonstrate new electronic attack architecture using MALD-J aerial jammer - Sep 9, 2015