Ultra bags US Navy contract

Ultra Electronics, the technology company with interests in defence, transport and energy, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract by the US Navy.

Ultra Electronics, the technology company with interests in defence, transport and energy, has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract by the US Navy.

The contract, worth up to $49.2m, requires Ultra to supply upgraded versions of its submarine transducers that are stocked by the US Navy to support fleet requirements for new and restored units. The hull-mounted transducers use sonar to detect and localise targets.

Work on the contract is due to be completed in 2017.

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