Australia Buys $9.9M ALQ-251 Mission Data Lab So RAAF C-130J Jammers Can Counter New Enemy Radars

The U.S. Air Force awarded Georgia Tech Applied Research Corp. a $9.9 million task order to develop a mission data test station for the AN/ALQ-251 electronic warfare suite on Australian C-130J airlifters. The station will support the validation of threat libraries and jamming techniques used by the Northrop Grumman system as radar emitters and waveforms change. The sole-source order covers development, documentation, delivery and initial maintenance, with work in Atlanta and at Robins Air Force Base through November 4, 2028. Australian Foreign Military Sales funds cover the full order value.