• Digital Battlespace

  Farnborough 2016: A2AD EW focus for Ultra

  18th July 2016

  One of the big growth areas driving demand for electronic warfare (EW) systems is the threat of anti-access area denial (A2AD) systems. Electronic systems manufacturer, …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Northrop, Ultra Electronics sign agreement

  20th June 2016

  A newly signed memorandum of agreement between Northrop Grumman and Ultra Electronics will see Northrop’s autonomous systems equipped with Ultra’s maritime domain awareness (MDA) and …

• Defence Notes

  DefExpo 2016: ‘Uplift’ in UK-Indian defence

  4th April 2016

  Spearheaded by Minister of State for Defence Procurement Philip Dunne, the UK was making a push to solidify defence cooperation with India at DefExpo 2016. …

• Digital Battlespace

  US to upgrade LPDS

  22nd February 2016

  Thales and Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems have received a US General Services Administration contract to provide an upgraded version of Link-16 Pulse Deconfliction Server …

• Digital Battlespace

  Mahindra partners with Ultra Electronics

  7th July 2015

  Mahindra Defence Naval Systems has partnered with Ultra Electronics UK to provide underwater warfare equipment for the Indian armed forces, it was announced on 6 …

• Land Warfare

  New C-IED equipment for Afghanistan

  17th June 2015

  Australian industry partners and the Australian Ministry of Defence have collaborated to develop new counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) equipment, the ministry announced on 15 June. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Ultra acquires Kratos' EPD division

  1st June 2015

  Ultra Electronics has acquired Kratos Defense & Security Solutions' Electronic Products Division (EPD), a producer of RF and microwave subsystems and systems for electronic warfare …

• Digital Battlespace

  IDEX 2015: Thales and Ultra TCS join forces on high capacity radios

  23rd February 2015

  Thales and Ultra Electronics TCS announced at IDEX 2015 that they are establishing a partnership to provide the next generation of high-capacity communications systems for …

• Naval Warfare

  ERAPSCO receives US Navy sonobuoy order

  20th February 2015

  ERAPSCO has won subcontracts for manufacturing sonobuoys for the US Navy, as announced by  Sparton on 17 February. ERAPSCO is a joint venture of Sparton …

• Digital Battlespace

  Sparton, Ultra Electronics win sonobuoy contracts

  28th January 2015

  Sparton and Ultra Electronics have won subcontracts worth $21.6 million for sonobuoys from their ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems joint venture, Sparton announced on 21 January. ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems …

• Naval Warfare

  AEUK wins underwater countermeasures research contract

  5th November 2014

  Atlas Elektronik UK (AEUK) will conduct underwater defensive aids research under a new three-year £3.5 million contract with UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) agency, Defence …

• Digital Battlespace

  AUSA 2014: Ultra radio show

  13th October 2014

  Ultra Electronics has displayed for the first time its dual channel Orion X505-G radio at AUSA in Washington DC and revealed details of the radio’s …

• Land Warfare

  Taiwan trials next generation equipment

  9th October 2014

  Taiwan’s Airborne Special Operations Forces have trialled the 5.56mm Multi-utilisation Special Rifle (MSR) during Exercise Han Kuang in September. Produced by the state-owned 205th Arsenal …

• Land Warfare

  UK Warrior upgrade completes preliminary design review

  28th January 2014

  Lockheed Martin UK announced on 28 January that the UK’s Warrior Capability Sustainment Programme (WCSP) has passed its preliminary design review. The Warrior IFV is …

• Land Warfare

  UK companies team for Mastiff vehicle contract bid

  2nd December 2013

  Three UK companies – Morgan Advanced Materials, Ricardo, and Ultra Electronics – have formed a partnership to bid for the continued support and upgrade of …

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 ...