24th Jul 2006 07:02
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC24 July 2006 Embargoed until 0700 24 July 2006 Ultra Electronics Holdings plc ("Ultra" or "the Group") ULTRA AWARDED £27m CONTRACT TO SUPPLY HiPPAG FOR EUROFIGHTER Ultra announces that its Precision Air Systems business has been awarded acontract worth £27m to supply its HiPPAG on-board compressors for Tranche 2 ofthe Eurofighter Typhoon programme. These will be delivered between late 2006 and2011. The HiPPAG 320 is a miniature, electronically controlled, pure air compressorand filtration system, designed as an on-board source of pure air for coolingthe infra-red seekers of an aircraft's air-to-air missiles. The HiPPAGs arebeing procured by ACMA, a joint-venture between EADS, Germany and Aerea, Italy.The HiPPAGs will provide cooling gas for Eurofighter's short-range missiles;ASRAAM, IRIS-T and Sidewinder. They have a common configuration to maximisesupportability and are mounted in the aircraft's Integrated Tip Stub Pylon(ITSPL) and in the Multi Function Rail Launcher (MFRL). HiPPAG has now accumulated over one million operational flying hours without amission failure. HiPPAG has been in operational service on US Marine Corps AV-8BHarrier aircraft and AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters since 1997 and enteredoperational service on F/A-18 C/D Hornet aircraft in 2002. The system enteredservice on the US Navy's new F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft in 2002and is continuing to maintain its high levels of reliability and performance onthese platforms. HiPPAG is also in service on the Italian Navy Harrier II Plusand the Royal Air Force of Oman's Hawks and Jaguars. Douglas Caster, Chief Executive of Ultra, commented: "This important contract emphasises the superiority of Ultra's innovative HiPPAGtechnology to meet this key requirement on the second tranche of Eurofighteraircraft. HiPPAG is demonstrating impressive reliability and a low cost ofownership, not just for missile cooling but also in providing the energy sourcefor advanced weapons ejection systems on the US Small Diameter Bomb and F-35Joint Strike Fighter programmes. This award caps a highly successful Farnborough International Airshow for Ultra.Within a week, the Group has announced new business worth about £100m, includingthe contract to supply Litening pods which is also to be fitted to Eurofighter.Ultra's strong order book and its position on a broad range of internationalprogrammes underpin the resilience of the Group's performance." - Ends - Enquiries: Ultra Electronics Holdings plc 020 8813 4321 Douglas Caster, Chief Executive www.ultra-electronics.com Andy Hamment, Group Marketing Director [email protected] Weber Shandwick Square Mile 020 7067 0700 Susan Ellis / Louise Robson Notes to editors: Ultra Electronics is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturingand supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, sub-systems andproducts for defence, security and aerospace applications worldwide. Ultra, which employs 3,000 people in the UK and North America, focuses on highintegrity sensing, control, communication and display systems with an emphasison integrated information technology solutions. The Group concentrates onobtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with many of its products andtechnologies being market leaders in their field. Ultra's products and services are used on aircraft, ships, submarines, armouredvehicles, surveillance systems, airports and transport systems around the world.Ultra also plays an important role in supporting prime contractors byundertaking specialist system and sub-system integration using the combinedexpertise of the Group businesses. Ultra is organised into three divisions as follows: Aircraft & Vehicle Systems including miniature airborne compressors; highintegrity software and systems; aircraft system electronics; aircraft cockpitindicators; aircraft noise and vibration control systems; airframe protectionsystems, armoured vehicle electronic information and control systems; human/computer interface equipment and shared working environment solutions. Information & Power Systems including command and control systems equipment;weapons interfacing electronics; radar tracking; electro optical tracking;surveillance systems; naval data processing and distribution; airport andairline information management systems; ID card systems; naval power conversion;signature management of naval vessels; transit system power conversion andcontrol. Tactical & Sonar Systems including secure tactical line-of-sight radio systems,multiplexers and switches; voice communication systems; tactical data links;cryptographic equipment; active, passive and multi-static sonobuoys; sonobuoyreceivers and processors; distributed surveillance sensor arrays; ship's sonarsystems; acoustic countermeasure systems and ship's torpedo defence systems. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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