Global high-technology engineering and manufacturing company ITT Corporation has been awarded a $317 million order to produce an additional 4,501 CREW 2.1 Vehicle Receiver Jammers (CVRJ), vehicle-mounted systems that prevent the detonation of improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

The contract was awarded by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command, and announced recently by the U.S. Department of Defense. The systems will be used by the United States Marine Corps.

The CVRJ program helps the Department of Defense meet urgent system requirements and increased production demands to prevent the detonation of radio controlled IEDs. These counter-IED devices will be mounted on various armored vehicles, and other military transport equipment, and will be deployed to current military operations. At present, ITT is on contract for the production of up to 25,000 CREW 2.1 devices with a potential contract value of more than $1.7 billion.

Chris Bernhardt, president of ITT’s Electronic Systems business, said: "With this new order, we are now supplying CVRJs to all four branches of the Department of Defense. Our systems are going to be protecting soldiers, airmen and airwomen, sailors and now Marines. We have delivered more than 12,000 CVRJ systems, and remain committed to our service men and women. We’re proud to play such an integral role in defeating the evolving IED threat."

At its Thousand Oaks, California facility, ITT has recently commemorated the 10,000th CVRJ delivered.

ITT’s Electronic Systems business is one of the leading suppliers of electronic warfare technology enabling mission success and survivability. Key technologies include integrated systems for self-protection, reconnaissance and surveillance, force protection, mine defense, naval command/sonar applications, and submarine communication and tracking.