Ultra Electronics - Sonar and Communication Systems

Ultra Electronics develops leading underwater battlespace equipment to meet the challenges posed in maritime coastal surveillance and anti-submarine warfare, including:

• Torpedo defence systems
• Maritime coastal surveillance and harbour protection
• Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) systems
• Sonar systems
• Mine detection systems
• Data link solutions

TORPEDO DEFENCE SYSTEMS

With the continuing proliferation of modern submarines and increasing emphasis on littoral waters there is a growing need to equip warships, naval auxiliaries and submarines with effective protection against torpedoes.

Ultra Electronics offers complete torpedo defence sensors to display system solutions ships and submarines including:

• Fixed and towed sonar sensors
• Detection, classification and localisation processing systems
• Threat evaluation and tactical advice
• Countermeasure selection, programming and launch control
• Expendable and towed torpedo countermeasures

The SEA SENTOR surface ship torpedo defence system – which is in service with the UK's Royal Navy, installed on US platforms, and has been ordered by the Turkish Navy – is the most advanced system available in the market today.

The SEA TUDAS system is a complete underwater defence aids suite, offering protection against not only torpedoes, but also against UUVs and AUVs. It also detects submarines and other launch platforms by a single in-line towed array system.

Ultra is also the consortium lead-company for the TRAPR DCL programme, which provides active torpedo detection, classification, localisation as well as Anti-Torpedo Torpedo (ATT) response targeting for the US DoD.

Finally, as sole provider of all expendable torpedo countermeasures for UK, US and Australia, Ultra's SEA CRYPSIS system provides a complete torpedo detection, classification and countermeasure capability for submarines.

SONAR SYSTEMS – OVERVIEW

Ultra Electronics specialises in the study, design and manufacture of electronic and sonar systems for the international naval and oceanographic markets. Ultra undertakes a wide range of development, manufacturing and support tasks for military, commercial and research applications.

Electronic and sonar system offerings include:

• Medium frequency bow sonar (hull-mounted) and towed-array sonar systems
• ARTEMES – high-resolution sidescan and synthetic aperture sonar for both military and civil survey applications, including mine hunting
• Structural integrity systems for ships, oil platforms, gas cylinders and oil pipe lines
• COTS / NDI-based sonar solutions for both surface ships and submarines

SONOBUOYS AND ACOUSTIC PROCESSING SUB-SYSTEMS

Ultra Electronics supplies over 70% of NATO's sonobuoys, offering a range of active and passive sonobuoys for maritime coastal surveillance applications, harbour protection and anti-submarine warfare.

The latest generation of sonobuoys includes long-life sonobuoys for coastal surveillance as designs for Multi-Static ASW (MSA) operations. As well as providing sonobuoy telemetry receivers, sonobuoy positioning systems and AQS 970 / 971 acoustic processors, Ultra has now also been awarded a contract to supply the MoD with a full multi-static active processing capability providing search, localisation and attack options.

SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

Network Enabled Communications-enabled communications allowing submarine communication at great speed and depth is are a key requirement of modern navies. Ultra's unique Recoverable Tethered Optical Fibre (RTOF) system allows satellite communication by submarine without leaving a wake or plume or requiring the submarine to come to periscope depth.

DATA LINK SYSTEMS

Ultra produces a full range of acoustic data communication systems and sub-systems including multi-link processors providing Link 11 / 16 and 22 capability in a single, compact unit with integral programmable crypto. We also provide high-integrity data control modules for trusted communication with autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles.

NETWORKED SENSORS AND SYSTEMS

Ultra Electronics provides complex systems of systems that encompass sensors, data links and networking to deliver a true ISTAR systems capability providing targeting pods to UK Typhoons and Tornados and the BLADE loitering munition UAV.