Innovation Soars: Cobham AES Granted $32 Million for Key Enhancements to EA-18G Growler Systems

Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, is awarded a $32,383,357 modification (P00001) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001923C0038). This modification exercises an option to procure 27 AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Consolidation (LBC) transmitter modifications, to include 11 LBC modifications for the Navy and 16 LBC modifications for the government of Australia, in support of the EA-18G Growler upgrades. Work will be performed in Lansdale, Pennsylvania (76%); Patterson, New York (12%); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (5%) (labor surplus area); Woburn, Maine (4%); and Lancaster, Pennsylvania (3%), and is expected to be completed in June 2026. Fiscal 2024 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,595,069; fiscal 2023 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $3,598,151; and Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $19,190,138, will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland is the contracting activity.