14th Aug 2007 07:01
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC14 August 2007 Embargoed until 0700 14 August 2007 Ultra Electronics Holdings plc ("Ultra" or "the Group") ULTRA SELLS SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENCE SYSTEMS TO TURKISH NAVY Ultra has been awarded a contract on behalf of the Turkish Navy for its SeaSentor Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD) system, which protects vessels fromtorpedo attacks. The initial contract, for one system plus support for theTurkish Navy's MILGEM ship programme, is worth €3 million, with a further elevenships planned to be built. Ultra will supply an adaptation of the SSTD systemssupplied to, and in service with, the Royal Navy. The contract was awarded toUltra by Havelsan on behalf of the MILGEM consortium, with whom Ultra will workclosely. Ultra's Sea Sentor system detects and locates incoming torpedoes, gives tacticaladvice on ship manoeuvres and provides capabilities to decoy or defeat thetorpedo threat. It consists of a towed array which pays out from a winchsituated at the stern of the vessel and streams in the sea. It includes aflexible towed body acoustic decoy and a passive acoustic sensor. The incomingtorpedoes, tracked by the system using the passive acoustic towed array, arediverted away from the vessel by the decoy. The system also includes expendableacoustic decoys which are launched from the vessel's port and starboardlaunchers as directed by the evasive tactics. There are three main adaptations of Sea Sentor for the Turkish requirement.These are remote operation of the winch from the bridge, additional sonardisplays for the operator interface and the introduction of an interface toallow 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'sSSTD system and one that has been secured in open, international competition. Iunderstand this contract to be the first significant sale by a UK defencecompany to Turkey since 1999. It is another example of Ultra providinginnovative system solutions to customers worldwide." - 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 3,100 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; secure video-conferencing systems; voicecommunication systems; tactical data links; cryptographic equipment; active,passive and multi-static sonobuoys; sonobuoy receivers and processors;distributed surveillance sensor arrays; ship's sonar systems; acousticcountermeasure 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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