Ultra secures £27m sonar contract with Royal Navy

DEFENCE sector supplier Ultra Electronics has announced that its Sonar Systems business has been awarded a £27m contract for the Royal Navy’s Sonar 2050 Technology Refresh (S2050TR) Programme.

Under this contract, which will be executed over the next 10 years, the group will deliver and support new hull mounted sonars for the Royal Navy’s eight Type-23 frigates.

Ultra, which has operations in Birmingham and Staffordshire, said the S2050 Technology Refresh programme would deliver, to the Royal Navy, a world-leading sonar capability providing persistent surveillance against submarine and torpedo threats, at a significantly lower through-life cost.

It said its capability in sonar leveraged technologies from a number of recent overseas wins.

Rakesh Sharma, Chief Executive of Ultra said: “I am very pleased that Ultra has been awarded the Sonar 2050 Technology Refresh contract. This is a significant opportunity and it demonstrates Ultra’s continuing ability to supply and support cutting edge sonar systems to the Royal Navy. We look forward to working with the DE&S team on this programme.”