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Friday, July 23, 2010

Ultra Electronics wins C$25 mln sonar contract for Dutch navy

Karel Doorman ClassDefence and aerospace group Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC said its Maritime Systems business, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has been awarded a C$25 million contract by the Defence Material Organisation in Den Haag, Netherlands, to supply advanced sonar systems.

The two Multi-static Active Passive Sonar (MAPS) systems will be fitted to the Dutch navy's M-class frigates as part of an upgrade process to prepare them for operating new NH-90 helicopters.

Each MAPS system includes an acoustic projector and receive array together with handling equipment to allow deployment and recovery of the sonar while the ship is under way.

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