Ultra Electronics secures GBP 34 Mln Australian sonar contract

Monday, Ultra Electronics Holdings Plc said it won a contract worth over GBP 34 million for the supply of three integrated sonar systems for the Royal Australian Navy's new Air Warfare Destroyers.

Ultra Electronics noted that its customer is Raytheon Australia, one of the partners in the AWD Alliance, which will design and build the destroyers.

The Air Warfare Destroyers, or AWDs, will be fitted with undersea warfare sonar systems that comprise hull-mounted sonars and towed sonar arrays utilising both passive and active elements.

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