The Core Component Jammer (CCJ) could be the next big thing in
electronic warfare. Mounted on the wings of a B-52s, these jamming pods
would wipe out enemy radar tracking from hundreds of miles away,
clearing the airspace for air-to-ground strikes by fighters, bombers
and, possibly, UAVs.
This assumes, of course, that the CCJ will survive the US Air Force's byzantine budgeting process, and, of course, the gauntlet of technical challenges that surely lie ahead.
For now, all we have to show for the CCJ is this very interesting marketing video made by Boeing.
I found this video on a CD lying around on a table with other give-aways at Boeing's exhibit booth at the Air Force Association's Air & Space 2008 convention in Washington DC.
This assumes, of course, that the CCJ will survive the US Air Force's byzantine budgeting process, and, of course, the gauntlet of technical challenges that surely lie ahead.
For now, all we have to show for the CCJ is this very interesting marketing video made by Boeing.
I found this video on a CD lying around on a table with other give-aways at Boeing's exhibit booth at the Air Force Association's Air & Space 2008 convention in Washington DC.
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