19th Feb 2007 07:01
Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC19 February 2007 Embargoed until 0700 19 February 2007 Ultra Electronics Holdings plc ("Ultra" or "the Group") Ultra wins $30m US Navy sonobuoy orders Ultra announces that its UnderSea Sensor Systems Inc. business has been awardedcontracts by the US Navy for sonobuoys worth $30m. Delivery of the sonobuoyswill be made over a twelve month period commencing in late 2007. Ultra, which has sonobuoy businesses in the UK, the USA and Canada, develops andmanufactures high technology sonobuoys, the acoustic sensors which are used todetect the presence of submarines. The awards are for the latest generationpassive and active sonobuoys. Passive sonobuoys are optimised to detect themachinery noise which emanates from submarines moving through the ocean. Activesonobuoys transmit acoustic energy pulses and sense the echo returns frompotential targets. Douglas Caster, Chief Executive of Ultra, commented:"We have been able to secure these awards because of our focus on constantproduct innovation coupled with high quality manufacturing and on-time delivery.Awards such as these help maintain Ultra's strong order book which givesexcellent visibility of the Group's future business." - 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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