Ultra Sells Surface Ship Torpedo Defence Systems to Turkish Navy
04 October 2007 10:41
Ultra has been awarded a contract on behalf of the Turkish Navy for its Sea Sentor Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD) system, which protects vessels from torpedo attacks. The initial contract, for one system plus support for the Turkish Navy's MILGEM ship programme, is worth €3 million, with a further 11 ships planned to be built. Ultra will supply an adaptation of the SSTD systems supplied to, and in service with, the Royal Navy. The contract was awarded to Ultra by Havelsan on behalf of the MILGEM consortium, with whom Ultra will work closely.
SEA SENTOR SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENCE SYSTEM
Ultra's Sea Sentor system detects and locates incoming torpedoes, gives tactical advice on ship manoeuvres and provides capabilities to decoy or defeat the torpedo threat. It consists of a towed array which pays out from a winch situated at the stern of the vessel and streams in the sea. It includes a flexible towed body acoustic decoy and a passive acoustic sensor. The incoming torpedoes, tracked by the system using the passive acoustic towed array, are diverted away from the vessel by the decoy. The system also includes expendable acoustic decoys which are launched from the vessel's port and starboard launchers as directed by the evasive tactics.
Three main adaptations of Sea Sentor have been made to suit the specific requirements of the Turkish order: remote operation of the winch from the bridge, additional sonar displays for the operator interface and the introduction of an interface to allow the acoustic decoys to be programmed whilst in the launcher.
Douglas Caster, chief executive of Ultra, commented: "This is a significant contract award as it is the first export sale of Ultra's SSTD system and one that has been secured in open, international competition. I understand this contract to be the first significant sale by a UK defence company to Turkey since 1999. It is another example of Ultra providing innovative system solutions to customers worldwide."
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