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The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has confirmed a successful Northrop Grumman foreign military sale (FMS) to provide Australia with $29.9 million worth of counter-improvised explosive device (IED) equipment.
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The $29.9 million firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract to exercise options for mounted systems, dismounted systems and auxiliary kits for the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment One Block One (I1B1) systems full-rate production in support of the Expeditionary Warfare Program Office.
Work will be performed in San Diego, California, this option exercise is in support of Australia (FMS case AT-P-LGA) for mounted systems, dismounted systems, auxiliary kits, support equipment, and operational and depot level spares to provide support needs.
Work also includes diminishing material and depot repairs to keep FMS and I1B1 viable for future production and to maintain operational readiness for the field.
Work is expected to be complete by April 2022. FMS Australia funding in the amount of $29,939,440 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity.
JCREW systems are software-programmable jammers that provide protection from device-triggered improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Northrop Grumman developed mounted, dismounted and fixed-site variants to protect vehicles, warfighters, and permanent structures for the Navy and the US Air Force.
Australia is looking to purchase 850 Northrop Grumman-produced Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare Increment 1 Block 1 (JCREW I1B1) systems and associated equipment for $245 million.
The US will sell 533 vehicle-mounted and 317 dismounted variants of the JCREW I1B1. In addition, the sale package will include support and test equipment, spare parts, and engineering, technical and logistics support services.
The DSCA said in late-2019 following the announcement of the contract, “This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the US. Australia is one of our most important allies in the Western Pacific. The strategic location of this political and economic power contributes significantly to ensuring peace and economic stability in the region.”
The JCREW I1B1 systems will provide Australian forces and vehicles with enhanced protection from radio-controlled IED threats.
Northrop Grumman has been named the prime contractor for the sale. The company will provide systems that feature an open architecture and can adapt to tackle evolving threats.
They offer protection to forces on foot, vehicles and permanent structures. The company was awarded a full-rate production contract by the US Navy in 2018 for the production of JCREW systems.
