Under a contract with BAE Systems Australia (BAESMA), Ultra Maritime Australia (UMA) will fit 2150 Bow Sonar to the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) Hunter class frigates.
“Ultra Maritime is committed to building a strategic partnership with the Commonwealth of Australia, as we continue to invest and grow our support to the Royal Australian Navy fleet with delivery of world-class undersea warfare solutions,” Vice President and General Manager of Ultra Maritime Australia, Mark Potter explained.
The 2150 Bow Sonar will increase Australia's sovereign undersea warfare capabilities, providing active and passive Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) modes, mine and obstacle avoidance sonar, integrated underwater communications, and automated torpedo detection, classification and localisation.
“Our expertise in sonar, radar and electronic warfare, and torpedo defence will provide best-in-class capabilities within the maritime domain," Potter said.
For more than 15 years, UMA has operated in Australia, starting off with their indigenous electronic warfare capability which lead to the establishment of a sovereign sonar sustainment solution to support their Integrated Sonar System (ISS). The ISS is installed on the Hobart class air warfare destroyers (DDG).