BAE Systems has been awarded a $73.8 million contract to deliver more than 1,200 radio frequency (RF) countermeasures systems for US and allied fighter aircraft, reinforcing electronic warfare protection across multiple combat fleets. The award is a modification to an existing agreement and reflects continued investment by the US Department of Defense in advanced airborne self-protection technologies.
Work under the contract will be carried out at several BAE Systems facilities in the United States, including locations in Nashua, New Hampshire; Elkton, Maryland; and multiple sites in California. The program is scheduled to be completed by February 2029, with funding sourced from fiscal year 2025 and 2026 procurement budgets of the US Navy and US Air Force, as well as foreign military sales allocations.
According to contract details, the RF countermeasures will enhance the electronic defense capabilities of both American and partner-nation fighter aircraft by improving protection against radar-guided threats and hostile electronic attack. The systems are designed to increase aircraft survivability in contested airspace by detecting, identifying, and countering enemy emissions.
The latest award builds on BAE Systems’ expanding role in US military electronic warfare programs. In recent years, the company has supported the F-35 Block 4 upgrade through the AN/ASQ-239 electronic warfare suite and delivered EW pods for the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon aircraft. These efforts align with broader US initiatives that also include Raytheon’s Next Generation Jammer for EA-18G Growler aircraft and L3Harris’ next-generation EW developments for F/A-18 platforms.
