Ultra Maritime Passes Preliminary Design Review for Next Generation Multistatic Active Receive Sonobuoy

London, UK – Ultra Maritime has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review for the Multistatic Active Receive Sonobuoy (MSARS) as part of a UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) funded research and development program. MSARS is a next generation small form factor G-Size sonobuoy which will significantly improve the multistatic detection and localization performance compared to current multistatic sonobuoy technologies.

MSARS has been specifically designed to operate from Rotary Wing and Fixed Wing Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS), as well as from crewed platforms. It includes a patented interface technology to allow the platform’s mission system to directly program sonobuoys prior to launch.

This work is aligned to the Royal Navy’s Proteus UAS program and supports the Royal Navy’s Maritime Aviation Transformation strategy, which includes sonobuoy dispensing and data relay capabilities for Tier 1-2 UAS.

“Navies around the world are increasingly evaluating and adopting uncrewed air, surface and underwater platforms to conduct anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to assist their existing crewed platforms. Ultra Maritime is focused on developing and deploying world-leading ASW payloads for all these platform types. The MSARS development is an important part of the airborne element, alongside our significant internal investments in sonobuoy receivers, networking of ASW sensors and AI-assisted processing / tactical decision making,” said Andrew Anderson, Ultra Maritime Chief Technology Officer.