Editing Electronic countermeasure (section)

=== Future airborne jammers ===
The [[Next Generation Jammer]] is being developed to replace the current [[AN/ALQ-99]] carried on the E/A-18G electronic warfare plane. Planned for adoption around 2020, it will use a small AESA antenna divided into quadrants<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/in-focus-us-navy-next-generation-jammer-proceeds-b-371742/|title = IN FOCUS: US Navy Next Generation Jammer proceeds, but F-35 integration deferred indefinitely}}</ref> for all around coverage and retain the capability of highly directional jamming.

[[DARPA]]'s Precision Electronic Warfare (PREW) project aims to develop a low-cost system capable of synchronizing several simple airborne jamming pods with enough precision to replicate the directionality of an electronically scanned antenna, avoiding collateral jamming of non-targeted receivers.<ref>[https://www.fbo.gov/download/f3d/f3d24a4cc17130af66971e0d897baa87/PREW_BAA_24_Aug_09.pdf Broad Agency Announcement Precision Electronic Warfare (PREW) STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY OFFICE DARPA-BAA 09-65]</ref>

An expendable active decoy that uses [[Digital radio frequency memory|DRFM]] technology to jam RF based threats has already been developed by [[Selex ES]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk.leonardocompany.com/-/britecloudlaunch|title=New Selex ES expendable active decoy 'britecloud' selected by saab for gripen fighter – DETAIL – Leonardo|work=uk.leonardocompany.com|access-date=2016-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816132819/http://www.uk.leonardocompany.com/-/britecloudlaunch|archive-date=2016-08-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> (merged into [[Leonardo S.p.A.|Leonardo]] new name of Finmeccanica since 2017). The system, named [[BriteCloud]], is self-contained within a small canister that is similar to a standard flare cartridge. The 55&nbsp;mm format of the system has undergone flight trials with the [[Gripen]] aircraft and the development of a 218 variant is at an advanced stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uk.leonardocompany.com/-/britecloud-gripen-trials|title=Finmeccanica – Selex Es to hold britecloud trials with Gripen – DETAIL – Leonardo|work=uk.leonardocompany.com|access-date=2016-07-20|archive-date=2016-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816165034/http://www.uk.leonardocompany.com/-/britecloud-gripen-trials|url-status=dead}}</ref>