• Defence Notes

  Parker-Hannifin set to acquire Meggitt

  2nd August 2021

  Pending takeover of Meggitt by Parker-Hannifin follows move for Ultra Electronics by US-owned Cobham.

• Air Warfare

  Turkey targets late 2021 to demonstrate unmanned ASW capability

  25th June 2021

  TAI and the Turkish Navy are keen to carry sonobuoys on the Aksungur UAV.

• Defence Notes

  Elbit Systems of America seals Sparton deal

  6th April 2021

  Elbit subsidiary expands further into the US market with a new acquisition.

• Digital Battlespace

  Canadian sonar site to be expanded

  17th March 2021

  Canadian sonar manufacturer invests in centre of excellence.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Flexibility of Fire Scout Applied to ASW Fight (Studio)

  10th March 2021

  Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated anti-submarine warfare (ASW) search and detection capabilities for its MQ-8C Fire Scout.

• Digital Battlespace

  Ultra to provide hull-mounted sonar for CSC

  19th February 2021

  ‘Substantive manufacture and delivery’ deal includes technology transfer to Canada, says Ultra.

• Air Warfare

  Northrop Grumman, Ultra demonstrate unmanned ASW capability

  3rd February 2021

  Demonstration marked first use of a VTOL surrogate UAS to conduct a large area multi-static acoustic search.

• Naval Warfare

  Ultra to provide towed sonar for CSC programme

  3rd February 2021

  Variable-depth sonar to equip 15 new vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy.

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop and Ultra move towards production-ready MQ-8 sonobuoy launcher

  11th February 2021

  A collaboration between Northrop Grumman and Ultra Electronics could hold the key to new ASW capabilities for the MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV.

• Naval Warfare

  First NZ frigate returns from upgrade

  5th January 2021

  Overbudget and behind schedule, HMNZS Te Kaha returns from Canada after its midlife upgrade.

• Naval Warfare

  Ultra Electronics USSI to support USN underwater warfare superiority

  15th September 2020

  Ultra Electronics USSI will design, manufacture, test and deliver an Extended Range - Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (ER-DIFAR) system to the USN by July …

• Naval Warfare

  Ultra supports Sonobuoy Test Facility upgrade in UK

  22nd September 2020

  Ultra Electronics has secured a contract from QinetiQ to help replace the entire Sonobuoy Test Facility at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) …

• Digital Battlespace

  Ultra continues work on NGSSR

  15th July 2020

  Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems has received a $42.19 million contract modification from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for production of Next Generation Surface Search Radar …

• Naval Warfare

  Ultra receives LWT contract modification

  22nd June 2020

  Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems has been awarded a $45.32 million contract modification by US Naval Sea Systems Command, for the production of MK 54 MOD 0 …

• Naval Warfare

  Philippines receives most capable warship, minus Link 16

  27th May 2020

  The Philippine Navy (PN) piloted the multipurpose frigate BRP Jose Rizal (pennant number 150) into home waters and the port of Subic Bay for the …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Destroyers

  Canadian Surface Combatant/River Class [Canada]

  Development and Procurement Requirements Fifteen frigates are being procured to replace the Royal Canadian Navy's 12 ageing Halifax-class frigates and the now-retired Iroquois-class destroyers with ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Sea: naval surveillance radar, Sea: ship surveillance and fire control systems, Sea: surveillance system radar

  MFHR Radar

  The Multi-Function High Resolution (MFHR) Radar is a lightweight naval surveillance system capable of performing a variety of surface search missions, including detecting swarms of small vessels and ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/GRC-245(V)

  The AN/GRC-245(V) is a high-capacity LoS (HCLoS) radio that is designed to provide a high-speed digital backbone for tactical area communications systems worldwide. Ultra Electronics ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Spear

  The Spear delivers flexibility, performance and capability to a broad range of operations. The platform is designed for rapid payload integration, portability and runway independence. ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Ultra Orion

  The Ultra Orion is a family of point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-multipoint (PMP) radio system providing On The Move (OTM) access capabilities for lower echelons. It ...

• Land: Defensive Systems - Gunshot Detection / Hostile Fire Indicator

  RMGL

  The Rifle Mounted Gunfire Locator (RMGL) developed by Ultra Electronics is suitable for a wide range of military and security applications. It quickly and accurately ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar

  AN/SPS-73

  The AN/SPS-73 is an X-band navigation and surveillance system manufactured by Raytheon. It provides short-range, two-dimensional surveillance image, advanced signal processing and automatic target detection ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  Ultra Trilos radio

  The Warfighter Information Network (WIN-T) TCS Ultra Trilos radio offers point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radio communications up to 200Mb/s aggregate. The radio is software-defined and has ...

• Land: Radio and SATCOM

  AN/GRC-262 (ORION X500)

  The AN/GRC-262, based on Ultra Communications' ORION X500,  is a software-defined, multi-channel, multi-band, MIMO radio platform that enables a Unified Heterogeneous Wireless Network (HETNET) capable of supporting ...

• Sea: naval surveillance radar, Sea: navigation radar

  NGSSR

  Next-Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR) is a software-defined radar being develop by Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems to meet the requirements of the USN to replace all ...

• OPVs

  Amazonas Class

  The Brazilian Navy's Amazonas-class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) are based on the UK's River-class. They were originally ordered for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, ...

• Sea: sonar systems

  Sonar Type 2170

  Developed by Ultra, Sea Sentor Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) system, also known as Sonar Type 2170,  is a sonar system that has been in ...

• Corvettes

  Bung Tomo Class

  The three Bung Tomo-class corvettes, a derivative of the F2000 design, had a delayed entry into service after the ships began life under a 1995 contract placed ...

• Destroyers

  River Class (Type 26)

  The Type 26 Anti-Submarine Warfare frigate has been designed for the UK Royal Navy, but with an emphasis on export. Both the Royal Canadian Navy ...

• Frigates

  Duke Class (Type 23)

  The Type 23 Duke class frigates for the UK Royal Navy were designed as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) ships to operate in the North Atlantic against ...