Boeing Receives First Interference Cancellation Unit for EA-18G
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31, 2005 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] accepted delivery on June 30 of the first Interference Cancellation (INCANS) engineering development unit for the U.S. Navy EA-18G airborne electronic attack (AEA) aircraft, currently under development.
"This is a key step in the development of the EA-18G," said Bob Feldmann, EA-18G program manager for Boeing. "We continue to work on a variety of systems, all of which will improve the AEA mission capability for our Navy customer and continue the F/A-18 tradition of meeting or exceeding our commitments on cost, schedule and technology."
The INCANS will allow the EA-18G to conduct voice communications with friendly forces while simultaneously jamming enemy communications, a significant improvement over the Navy's current EA-6B Prowler.
The INCANS engineering development unit, built by the EDO Corporation in Thousand Oaks, Calif., is undergoing initial laboratory testing at EDO facilities in California. The unit is undergoing integration testing with the ALQ-99 tactical jamming system at Naval Air Weapons Station Point Mugu, Calif. The INCANS will be installed in an F/A-18F aircraft for ground testing in the anechoic chamber at Naval Air Systems Command Patuxent River, Md., in mid-September.
Boeing will receive the first INCANS system development and demonstration (SDD) unit in June 2006. The INCANS SDD units will be used for environmental qualification and aircraft EA-1/EA-2 ground and flight testing. Aircraft EA-1 is scheduled to fly in September 2006, and the EA-18G is scheduled to begin replacing the EA-6B in 2009.
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, a unit of the The Boeing Company, is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides network-centric system solutions to its global military, government, and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in sustainment solutions and launch services.
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Contact Info:
Kathleen M. Cook
Boeing Naval Systems
314-233-6818
kathleen.m.cook@boeing.com
Patricia Frost
Boeing Naval Systems
314-234-6996
patricia.a.frost@boeing.com
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