2nd Jul 2007 07:01
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC02 July 2007 Embargoed until 0700 2 July 2007 Ultra Electronics Holdings plc ("Ultra" or "the Group") ULTRA TO DEMONSTRATE ENHANCED ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE CAPABILITY Ultra announces the award to its Sonar & Communication Systems business of acontract worth about £4 million by the UK MoD to demonstrate an enhanced abilityto detect submerged submarines. This capability, known as Multi-Static Active(MSA), processes signals from a mixture of active and passive sonobuoys droppedin a pattern in order to improve the ability to find modern, quietdiesel-electric submarines. The demonstration, to be performed on behalf of the Nimrod Integrated ProjectTeam within the MoD Defence Equipment & Support, will deploy a fully operationalairborne capability using a Nimrod MR2 maritime patrol aircraft. Data will begathered from a series of dedicated trial flights in order to inform a decisionregarding fitting the capability on the new Nimrod MRA4 fleet. Thedemonstration, which builds on earlier work undertaken by Ultra and its partnerGeneral Dynamics, Canada, will be completed and final reports submitted in early2009. Ultra, as coordinating design authority for the Nimrod acoustic processingsuite, will manage the trials, gather and assess the trials data and provide thenecessary sonobuoys. This extended assessment, if successful, will provide theworld's first airborne multi-static, electro-acoustic search system inoperational service. - 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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