30th Apr 2007 07:05
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC30 April 2007 Embargoed until 0700 30 April 2007 Ultra Electronics Holdings plc ("Ultra" or "the Group") ULTRA AWARDED COMMAND & CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE PORT OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA Ultra announces that its Maritime Systems business, based in Halifax, NovaScotia, Canada, has been awarded a contract from the Halifax Port Authorityvalued at C$8million for the provision of the Halifax Port Authority Command AndControl System (HPACCS). The Ultra HPACCS solution includes the ability to detect and track small vesselsand to initiate alarms on incursion into predetermined zones. The system willdisplay radar tracks on electronic charts, annotate them with data transmittedby the vessel's Automatic Information System (AIS) transponder and automaticallycue cameras onto targets of interest using intelligent object recognition,tracking and scene analysis. The system incorporates access control, perimeterfence monitoring, chemical detection and an incident management solution. TheUltra solution provides appropriate levels of information and secure access to adiverse group of regional users such as port police, port operations staff,first responders, harbour pilots and other approved agencies. Users will be ableto access the system via the Internet through an intuitive web portal and viewreal-time vessel locations incorporating AIS data and Lloyd's registryinformation. The system will highlight those vessels carrying dangerous orhazardous cargo and also delivers a comprehensive port management suiteincorporating vessel scheduling and berth management, harbour pilot scheduling,billing and maritime security alert management within a single integratedplatform. As the most easterly full-service container port in North America with one ofthe largest and deepest natural harbours in the world, the Port of Halifaxdelivers more mainline global container services to more continents than anyother Canadian port. Douglas Caster, Chief Executive Officer of Ultra, commented, "We are pleased tohave been selected by the Halifax Port Authority to supply the first fullyintegrated command and control and port security solution in Canada. Ultra'srobust, flexible and highly reliable solution combines best-of-breedtechnologies and will underpin the Group's continuing success in thefast-growing homeland security market." - Ends -Enquiries: Ultra Electronics Holdings plc 020 8813 4321Douglas Caster, Chief Executive www.ultra-electronics.comAndy Hamment, Group Marketing Director [email protected] Weber Shandwick Financial 020 7067 0700Susan 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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