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Ultra Maritime Highlights Next Generation Undersea Warfare Capabilities at AFCEA WEST 2026

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SAN DIEGO, California – This week at AFCEA West, Ultra Maritime is showcasing new, innovative solutions for anti-submarine warfare and unmanned capabilities during a time when undersea domain awareness is becoming more critical than ever.

Portfolio highlights at booth #2225 will include the following:

Sea Spear
Ultra Maritime’s Sea Spear is a first-of-its-kind lightweight, deployable sonar delivering rapid, cost-effective submarine detection. Designed for long-endurance, long-range surveillance in an increasingly contested undersea domain, Sea Spear deploys from crewed or uncrewed surface and subsea platforms and expands to form a high-performance wide-aperture array. Now in advanced development and in-water testing, Sea Spear will be deployed with Anduril’s Seabed Sentry to provide real-time subsea intelligence.

Sea Tracker
Designed as a system of systems, Sea Tracker gives navies a decisive advantage, enabling persistent detection, precise classification and confident prosecution of the most silent and sophisticated submarines from manned or unmanned surface vessels. Ultra Maritime’s Sea Tracker delivers a containerized towed array solution that brings advanced anti-submarine warfare and torpedo defense capabilities from a standard 20-foot ISO container. It offers unmatched flexibility and rapid deployment wherever missions demand.

Next Generation Sonobuoys
Ultra Maritime is delivering a new generation of sonobuoys, revolutionizing submarine detection technology with unprecedented predictability and detection capabilities. These redesigned systems incorporate significant advancements, including enhanced battery technology that extends the operational lifespan of active buoys. Providing allied navies with a critical edge in undersea warfare, Ultra Maritime’s family of sonobuoys elevates defense operations to a new level of performance.

Family of Scalable Radar Solutions
Building on the proven, fleet-fielded Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR), Ultra Maritime delivers compact radar solutions—down to just 18 inches in diameter—engineered to meet the tight space constraints of unmanned platforms, while providing trusted, high-performance autonomous navigation in highly contested waters.

Ultra Maritime Strengthens UK’s Undersea Surveillance and Deterrence with receipt of a £40 Million Contract for Sonobuoys from the UK Ministry of Defense

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Ultra Maritime Strengthens UK’s Undersea Surveillance and Deterrence with receipt of a £40 Million Contract for Sonobuoys from the UK Ministry of Defense

LONDON, UK – Ultra Maritime has secured a £40 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to deliver sonobuoys for the Royal Navy’s Merlin Maritime Patrol Helicopter —significantly strengthening the UK’s undersea surveillance and deterrence posture at a time when British waters are under increasing threat from foreign actors. Sonobuoys are the frontline sensors of the UK’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) network, and give the Royal Navy the ability to detect, track and deter hostile submarines and other underwater vessels.

Based at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, the Royal Navy’s Merlin Helicopter Force is a leader in ASW, continually deployed on the frontline with its Merlin Mk2 aircraft to defend UK waters and international defence interests.

Helicopter flights regularly deploy from 814 Naval Air Squadron to Royal Navy frigates, Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships or the navy’s forward operating base at Prestwick in Scotland. Sister unit 824 Naval Air Squadron is also held at high readiness to respond to any threats identified within UK waters.

Capt. James Hall, the commanding officer of RNAS Culdrose, said, “Our anti-submarine capability is essential to protect Royal Navy submarines and the UK’s nuclear deterrent. The capability offered using sonobuoys forms an essential part of the toolkit used to identify, track and deter submarine threats. It is not an exaggeration to say that Merlin Helicopter Force – combining its aircraft, its sensors and equipment, and the crews’ extensive tactical training – is a world leader in anti-submarine warfare.”

“Central to this capability is the tactical use of sonobuoys which our aircraft can deploy in-flight. Ultimately, the Merlin can be armed with Sting Ray torpedoes to eliminate that threat, if necessary,” continued Capt. Hall. “We face an increasingly uncertain and contested world, which includes ever evolving threats to our critical undersea national infrastructure. Our control of the subsurface maritime environment is a key pillar of the Royal Navy’s ability to confront global threats and ensure operational success as we defend the nation.”

“This is a significant investment assuring the provision of UK-manufactured sonobuoys for the Royal Navy,” said Capt. Colin Maude, Merlin Delivery Team Leader at the National Armaments Director Group. “These cutting-edge sensors will sharpen the Merlin’s anti-submarine warfare capability, ensuring the Royal Navy can maintain strong undersea surveillance and deterrence, safeguarding UK waters.”

Alongside this contract which covers design, development, engineering and manufacturing, Ultra Maritime has made significant investments in its UK footprint and recently expanded its London manufacturing facility, creating new high-skilled jobs and strengthening the industrial base that supports both the Royal Navy, NATO and Allied partners.

Ultra Maritime is also working with the MoD on miniaturized sonobuoys for Uncrewed Air Systems, expanding the UK’s future undersea surveillance reach and accelerating the transition to next-generation autonomous ASW systems. Ultra Maritime continues to deliver world-leading technology that protects the UK’s interests, reinforces national security and keeps the UK at the forefront of undersea defence.

Ultra Maritime Welcomes David Adams to Lead Unmanned and Rapid Capability Fielding Solutions

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CHANTILLY, Virginia – The undersea threat is advancing at an ever-greater pace, with quieter, stealthier, faster and more numerous threats constantly being developed. The need for innovative ways to address these threats is more important than ever, and Ultra Maritime has continued to lead the industry by investing in novel products, modernized facilities and world-leading expertise.

Ultra Maritime is pleased to announce the hire of retired Navy Captain David Adams as our newly established Vice President of Unmanned and Rapid Capability Fielding Solutions. His addition reflects Ultra Maritime’s steadfast commitments and investments to quickly meet escalating security threats head on. Adams will lead the effort to bring state-of-the-art unmanned anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solutions such as Sea Spear and Sea Tracker to the U.S. Navy and its global allied partners.

Throughout his military and civilian career, Adams led teams in the development of non-traditional sea denial warfighting concepts while overseeing highly successful global war games that were instrumental in accelerating technical solutions and informing successful rapid unmanned systems acquisitions. He also served on the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Strategic Studies Group, was Speechwriter for the CNO, and Director, Commander’s Initiatives Group, U.S. Seventh Fleet.

He is an award-winning defense and national security writer. His series of impactful articles led to his selection for the U.S. Navy League’s Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for literary achievement. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, the Naval Postgraduate School and the Royal Navy’s world-renowned “Perisher” Submarine Command Course. He currently serves as a contributing editor for the U.S. Naval Institute and on the board of the Navy Museum Development Foundation.

Ultra Maritime Showcases Next-Generation Unmanned Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities at the Surface Navy Association’s 2026 National Symposium

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Ultra Maritime is showcasing a wide range of unique and next generation anti-submarine warfare capabilities for attendees at this week’s Surface Navy Association’s 2026 National Symposium in Arlington, Virginia.

Portfolio highlights will include the following:

Family of Scalable Radar Solutions
The Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR) is the Navy’s first multi-mission navigation radar that enhances warfighting capabilities and safety of navigation. This radar can be reconfigured through software updates and is designed to support combat systems, surface search, safety of navigation and periscope detection. Based on this fleet fielded capability, Ultra Maritime offers solutions as small as 18 inches in diameter to fit within the constraints of small spaces on unmanned platforms, providing reliable and proven options for autonomous navigation in highly contested environments.

Sea Tracker
Ultra Maritime’s Sea Tracker is a self-contained towed array in a 20ft ISO container providing modular capability with ASW or torpedo defense capability on both manned and unmanned surface ships. Sea Tracker’s scalable architecture enables the seamless integration of Ultra Maritime’s family of towed sonar technologies, including torpedo defense systems, inline active/passive, and strategic surveillance arrays. This system-of-systems capability enables a rapidly deployable containerized asset, allowing navies the ability to classify, track and prosecute the stealthiest submarines in all areas of operation.

Surface Ship Torpedo Defense
Ultra Maritime has made significant investment towards creating a complete Layered Torpedo Defense solution comprised of multiple strategies and systems working together to detect and neutralize incoming torpedo threats. This next generation torpedo defense capability combines expendable countermeasures, both soft and hard kill, with towed detection to ensure the safety of naval vessels from torpedo attacks. This integrated approach to torpedo defense is critical to address the growing submarine threat by significantly improving our survivability and drastically shortening the kill chain for an inbound threat.

Next Generation Countermeasures
The rapid evolution of adversary torpedo technology is redefining the undersea battlespace and placing unpresented pressure on today’s naval forces. Modern torpedoes are smarter, stealthier and more lethal with advanced acoustic processing to outmaneuver decoys. Ultra Maritime’s next generation ADC MK6 is built for rapid deployment and speed, with mission-ready performance, improved acoustic output and robust compatibility that provides a trusted layer of underwater defense in high-threat environments, built upon Ultra Maritime’s world-leading expendable countermeasure technology from the ADC MK2, ADC MK3 and ADC MK4.

Ultra Maritime Australia Supporting Critical Decision Making for the Royal Australian Navy through Sovereign Electronic Warfare  

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Ultra Maritime Australia supporting critical decision making for the Royal Australian Navy through sovereign Electronic Warfare  

ADELAIDE, South Australia – Ultra Maritime Australia has signed a two-year contract extension with Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) to provide in-service support to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Electronic Support Systems. This extension builds on more than a decade of support Ultra Maritime has provided in support of RAN capabilities, including Engineering and Management services, Operational, Maintenance and Supply Support to platforms across the fleet.

The Ultra Maritime Australia team provides core support functions from facilities located in Adelaide, South Australia, and Perth, Western Australia, with dedicated Field Service Representatives providing on-call support to platforms throughout Australia and overseas. The systems supported under the contract are developed and maintained by Ultra Maritime Australia and provide significant critical Electronic Warfare (EW) capability to the RAN.

In an ever-evolving and increasingly complex electromagnetic threat landscape, Ultra Maritime EW systems can detect, track and classify the smallest of targets and deliver informed, critical-decision making data back to the war fighter. With decades of expertise in multi-domain, command and control, cyber security and radio frequency, Ultra Maritime Australia’s EW solutions provide a unique, critical sovereign capability across the RAN, the Royal Australian Airforce and the Australian Army.

Ultra Maritime Delivers New Innovation in Hybrid Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities with Sea Tracker

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Dartmouth, NS — Ultra Maritime proudly announces a significant advancement in hybrid anti-submarine warfare (ASW) innovation for allied navies with the contract award of Sea Tracker – a modular, containerized submarine detection capability. Sea Tracker delivers frigate-grade ASW performance in a standardized 20-foot ISO container. It is designed for uncrewed and non-traditionally crewed platforms, dramatically increasing preparedness and situational awareness in complex maritime environments.

Sea Tracker’s scalable architecture enables the seamless integration of Ultra Maritime’s full suite of towed technologies, including torpedo defense systems, inline active/passive, and strategic surveillance arrays. This system-of-systems capability enables a rapidly deployable containerized asset, allowing navies the ability to classify, track and prosecute the stealthiest submarines in all areas of operation.

Through the collaboration and support of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and COVE, Ultra Maritime is providing this modular solution to the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) for the experimentation and development of next-generation ASW concepts. These partnerships underscore a shared commitment to innovation, conceptual and tactical development for the purpose of maritime defense excellence.

With continued investment in advanced technologies, Ultra Maritime remains dedicated to delivering best-in-class solutions that provide navies with the agility, adaptability and strategic advantage needed to dominate the underwater domain.

Ultra Maritime Provides Next Generation Torpedo Defense to Australia’s Hunter Class Frigates

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ADELAIDE, Australia – Ultra Maritime, the premier provider of torpedo defence and anti-submarine warfare solutions, has been selected to provide next generation torpedo defence capabilities for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Hunter Class Frigate Program. This award adds to an expanding set of crewed and uncrewed vessels benefiting from Ultra Maritime’s pioneering technologies.

The Hunter class will deploy Ultra Maritime’s Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD), combining a single in-line towed array with automatic threat alert for unparalleled performance, maintaining a high probability of detection coupled with low false alarm rate whilst minimizing overall operator workload. The contract from BAE Systems Maritime Australia provides the RAN with a full “sense to effect” capability to keep ships and crews safe from torpedo threats.

Ultra Maritime previously announced that its Hull Mounted Sonar (HMS) has also been selected for the Hunter class. Both systems are included in the baseline Global Combat Ship anti-submarine warfare (ASW) design, meaning the RAN will share commonality with the UK, Canada, Norway, plus other countries that use this premiere hull form in the future. The RAN will see not only benefit from scale and commonality, but through future spiral developments and through life support.

Leveraging Ultra Maritime’s strong Adelaide presence, global technology and expertise in crewed and uncrewed undersea warfare, the company is positioned to support future maritime programs for AUKUS while continuing to grow and develop Australia’s sovereign undersea warfare capabilities.

Ultra Maritime Showcases Anti-Submarine Warfare Capabilities Across Air, Surface and Undersea Domains for Unmanned and Hybrid Fleets at IndoPac 2025

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SYDNEY, Australia – As threats in the underwater battlespace proliferate, the need for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) across all domains has never been greater. Ultra Maritime will present its full portfolio of world-leading ASW technology from the air, surface and undersea for unmanned and hybrid fleets at IndoPac 2025 from Nov. 4-6 in Sydney, Australia.

The following is a selection of what will be highlighted at booth #1H26:

Sea Spear – One-of-a-Kind Lightweight Deployable Sonar
Sea Spear was introduced to the world this year and is being used as part of a strategic partnership with Anduril, where its Ghost Shark unmanned underwater vehicle will deliver its Seabed Sentry capability along with Sea Spear to communicate critical subsea information in real time. Ultra Maritime’s Sea Spear is a first-of-its-kind lightweight deployable sonar system that enhances submarine detection capabilities rapidly and inexpensively. Sea Spear provides a solution for long endurance and long-range surveillance capability during a time when submarine detection and tracking matters more than ever. Deployable from manned or unmanned surface and underwater platforms, the 21-inch diameter unit expands to create a high-performance, wide-aperture array.

Electronic Warfare
In an ever-evolving and increasingly complex electromagnetic threat landscape, Ultra Maritime’s Electronic Warfare (EW) systems can detect, track and classify the smallest of targets and deliver informed, critical-decision making data back to the war fighter. With decades of expertise in multi-domain, command and control, cyber security and radio frequency, Ultra Maritime’s EW solutions provide a unique, critical sovereign capability across the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) and the Australian Army.

Surface Ship Torpedo Defense
Ultra Maritime has made significant investment towards creating a complete layered torpedo defense solution comprised of multiple strategies and systems working together to detect and neutralize incoming torpedo threats. This next generation torpedo defense capability combines expendable countermeasures, both soft and hard kill, with towed detection and countermeasures, ensuring the safety of naval vessels from torpedo attacks. This integrated approach to torpedo defense is critical to address the growing submarine threat by significantly improving our survivability and drastically shortening the kill chain for an inbound threat.

Next Generation Sonobuoys
Ultra Maritime has begun delivery on its next generation sonobuoys, revolutionizing submarine detection technology with unprecedented predictability and detection capabilities, including enhanced battery technology that extends the operational lifespan of active buoys. This breakthrough provides allied navies with a critical edge in undersea warfare, elevating defense operations to a new level of performance.

WHEN: November 4-6, 2025

WHERE: Booth #1H26

MEDIA CONTACT: marketing@umaritime.com

Ultra Maritime’s Landmark Investments Produce Industry-Leading Critical Capabilities for the U.S. Navy and its Allies

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COLUMBIA CITY, Indiana – Ultra Maritime continues to expand its market-leading, large-scale supply of essential expendables to the U.S. Navy and its allies in support of advancements of critical munitions requirements for the war stock inventory. With state-of-the-art sonobuoy technology, Ultra Maritime is not only pacing the evolving global threat environment but also reinforcing the industrial base.

Ultra Maritime has made landmark investments in new technologies, new factories and an expanded supply base. One of the new buoys now in full production is the SSQ-62G. This world-leading, U.S.-specification sonobuoy is widely exported to allied nations, with up to 20 countries currently procuring or expected to procure this buoy in the near future. Read about a recent award from the U.S. Navy here.

To meet the surging production capacity for the unprecedented quantity of sonobuoy awards, Ultra Maritime recognizes the essential role of supply chain resilience to deliver these critical products on schedule and at volume. The company’s comprehensive sourcing strategies, aggressive affordability initiatives and alignment with more than 150 trusted suppliers has created a competitive edge that supports national security and economic vitality. Ultra Maritime boasts a supply base that includes partners in 24 states across the U.S. with more than 70% being small businesses.

With increased production in its cutting-edge Columbia City factory and an expanded supply base, Ultra Maritime is proudly creating hundreds of jobs in Northeast Indiana and around the country.

Ultra Maritime Receives Delivery Order Under Fair Opportunities Procedures U.S. Navy for SSQ-62G Sonobuoys

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COLUMBIA CITY, Indiana – Ultra Maritime has been awarded a Firm Fixed Priced Delivery Order under Fair Opportunities procedures for the SSQ-62G production for the Navy in support of annual training, peacetime operations and testing expenditures, to maintain sufficient inventory to support the execution of major combat operations based on naval munitions requirements process.

“Ultra Maritime’s workforce is the backbone of our success, and we are proud to foster a strong community of dedicated and talented employees who are driving sonobuoy technology and ensuring availability, quality and cost alignment for our suppliers and customers,” said Gabe Kopin, Vice President and General Manager of the Airborne Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) line of business at Ultra Maritime. “We have developed a factory capable of meeting the demand for the most advanced detection capabilities that ensure the safety of our sailors across the globe during a time when threats are proliferating.”

Ultra Maritime has made significant investments towards creating the factory of the future with streamlined capability, configured specifically for sonobuoy production and delivery. With operations in the U.S., UK, Canada and Australia, Ultra Maritime provides advanced ASW solutions from the air, the surface and undersea, in support of international allies worldwide.