Ultra Electronics has received a one-year, $16.2 million contract modification to continue to help the U.S. Navy design, build, integrate and install multiple systems designed to secure the military branch’s critical infrastructure against cyber threats. The company said Wednesday it will support cyber proofing of industrial control and electronic security systems that Navy uses in mission essential environments under […] More

Ultra Electronics‘ advanced tactical systems business has received a four-year, $12.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and maintain a multi-link interface unit for the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will provide an adjunct processor MLIU for integration into SSC Pacific’s Command and Control […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded a potential five-year, $27 million subcontract to an Ultra Electronics subsidiary to engineer and produce MK48 topedo array nose assemblies and spares. Ultra Electronics said Monday its Ocean Systems business will supply integrated array nose assemblies in an effort to increase the inventory of U.S. Navy‘s MK48 torpedoes. The subcontract has an initial base period worth $6.6 million and four […] More

A joint venture of Ultra Electronics Holdings and Sparton has secured $19.2 million in contracts to manufacture underwater acoustics technology for multiple foreign customers. The ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems JV will distribute contract funds to the Ultra Electronics USSI and Sparton De Leon Springs business units for the production of active and passive sonabuoys, Sparton said Monday. Sonobuoys are designed to detect, classify and localize adversary submarines during […] More

An Ultra Electronics subsidiary has received a potential five-year, $34 million contract to continue to build an expendable acoustic countermeasure for the U.S. Navy. The follow-on contract has a one-year base value of $4 million and covers ADC MK2 countermeasure design enhancements, development, production and support services, Ultra Electronics said Monday. Ultra Electronics’ ocean systems business will produce the ADC MK2 device in […] More

Northrop Grumman has partnered with Ultra Electronics to integrate maritime domain and anti-submarine warfare systems into Northrop’s portfolio of autonomous platforms. The companies aim to build long-endurance systems equipped with sensors and open mission architectures as well as persistent acoustic surveillance technology for use in maritime intelligence missions, Northrop said Monday. Brian Chappel, vice president of autonomous systems at Northrop […] More

Ultra Electronics‘ Ultra TCS business has received an $18 million contract from an unnamed NATO member country for a variant of the unit’s ALR-510 ELectronic INTelligence system and perform additional support services. The customer will use the ELINT system on unmanned aerial vehicles and control the UAV through Ultra TCS’ TALON software from a ground support center, Ultra said Thursday. Ultra TCS will […] More

Ultra Electronics‘ sonar systems business unit has secured a $13.7 million contract extension from the U.K.’s defense ministry to supply sonobuoys for the U.K. navy’s Merlin Maritime Patrol helicopter. The company will provide sonobuoy engineering, manufacturing, logistics and support services in an effort to aid the royal navy to maintain its persistent Anti-Submarine Warfare surveillance systems used against hostile […] More

A Raytheon business segment has awarded Ultra Electronics a $9.3 million supply subcontract for networking switch product and spare parts to be installed on a weapons system. Raytheon’s integrated defense systems unit will integrate the RiQ Ruggedized Networking Switch onto the Patriot air and missile defense system, Ultra Electronics said Tuesday. The RIQ will work to serve as […] More

Ultra Electronics 3eTI released a statement in response to a letter U.S. Navy leaders sent to Defense Sec. Ashton Carter regarding the addition of industrial control systems security on the monthly DoD cyber scorecard, Ultra Electronics said Wednesday. DoD assesses agencies’ cybersecurity improvement efforts through the scorecard framework. Benga Erinle, president of Ultra Electronics, said in the statement […] More

Thales will work with Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems to provide a software platform and update the Defense Department’s Link-16 Pulse Deconfliction Server under a contract awarded by the General Services Administration. The Thales-built Web Reference Architecture software will work to help DoD schedule the operations of Link-16 terminal radios and related systems in compliance with spectrum certification requirements, Thales said […] More

Ultra Electronics 3eTI has introduced a new traffic monitoring and alerting product for OLE for Process Control systems in an effort to help industrial automation and control system customers counter cyber attacks. The tool is part of the company’s CyberFence product line designed to monitor and protect OPC applications, Ultra Electronics said Monday. Benga Erinle, […] More