The USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) recently completed sea trials, equipped with Ultra Maritime’s cutting-edge AN/SPS-73(V)18 Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR). This state-of-the-art radar system, built on a software-based architecture, prioritizes safe navigation, surface search, and periscope detection capabilities.

The premier naval conference and exposition on the West Coast, WEST is now in its 34th year of bringing military and industry leaders together. Co-sponsored by AFCEA International and the U.S. Naval Institute, WEST is the only event in which the makers of platforms and the designers of technologies can network, discuss and demonstrate their solutions in a single locale.

As the Chief Technology Officer for a company whose purpose is ‘innovating today for a safer tomorrow’ it probably comes as little surprise that I am never far away from the topic of innovation. As our teams work to ensure decision advantage for our customers in some of the world’s most demanding situations, we must constantly interrogate whether the solutions we are developing will truly solve their most complex challenges.

Ultra Maritime (UM) has named Mark Potter CSC as Vice President and General Manager of the Ultra Maritime Australia Line of Business (LoB). Mark will be responsible for operational excellence, business strategy and growth and will have leadership of our Australian facilities

Ultra Maritime (UM) has named Wayne Clifton as Vice President and General Manager of the Ultra Maritime UK Line of Business (LoB). Wayne will be responsible for operational excellence, business strategy and growth and will have leadership of the Weymouth, Loudwater and Greenford sites.

Ultra Maritime (UM) has named Danielle Willard as the company’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel. Danielle brings significant government contracting and M&A experience, and will be responsible for all risk-related functional groups, including legal, contracts, security, and compliance for the company.

Ultra Maritime announces the appointment of Mark Kenny as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development of Ultra Maritime. In this new role, Mark will be responsible for the technical and business growth strategies to bring innovative and disruptive capabilities to the Naval warfighter.

Ultra Maritime (Ultra) and UMS SKELDAR are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a 2nd Phase contract under the Department of National Defence’s (DND) Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program, which will explore the development of a Rotary Wing UAS to provide an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sonobuoy dispensing capability, based on the SKELDAR V-200 Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS).

Ultra Sonobuoy Systems (Ultra) has been selected as a qualified vendor for a Multiple Award Delivery Order Contract (MADOC). This contract will provide a vehicle for Ultra to supply the U.S. Navy (USN) with next-generation sonobuoys for the next five years.