Leonardo DRS Extends Naval Aviation’s Communications Edge With $39.6 Million JTT-X Production Award
Leonardo DRS won a $39.6 million contract from Naval Air Systems Command for production and delivery of Joint Tactical Terminal Transceiver (JTT-X) units supporting the EA-18G Growler aircraft. The firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee award covers non-recurring engineering, production, aircraft integration, qualification, and production support, and backs the Navy's Global Lightning initiative for resilient communications in contested environments. JTT-X is a hybrid SATCOM terminal built on a modular open systems architecture spanning government and pLEO commercial pathways.
Key figures
- Deal Value Usd
- 39600000
- Program
- JTT-X Joint Tactical Terminal Transceiver
- Customer
- Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)
- Platform
- EA-18G Growler
- Initiative
- Navy Global Lightning
- Contract type
- firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee
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