Ultra Electronics is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturing and supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, sub-systems and products for defence, security and aerospace applications worldwide.
Ultra, which employs 3,000 people in the UK and North America, focuses on high integrity sensing, control, communication and display systems with an emphasis on integrated Information Technology solutions. The Group concentrates on obtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with many of its products and technologies being market leaders in their field.
Ultra’s products and services are used on aircraft, ships, submarines, armoured vehicles, surveillance and communication systems, airports and transport systems around the world. Ultra plays an important role in supporting prime contractors by undertaking specialist system and sub-system integration using the combined expertise of the Group businesses.
Ultra is a world-leading aerospace and defence electronics company providing specialist products to customers across the globe. Ultra’s status is demonstrated by the Group’s involvement in so many of the major defence programmes in the UK, USA and around the world. Ultra is winning contracts for integrated systems of ever increasing size, often involving a number of different Group businesses. The heart of the Group’s success continues to be its ability to expand its order book coupled with successful programme implementation culminating in the delivery to our customers of niche products and solutions using Ultra’s differentiated technologies. Growth has been achieved through continued investment in new products, teaming arrangements to gain access to technologies and markets and through carefully selected strategic acquisitions. The equivalent of twenty per cent of Group turnover is expended in research and development activities to develop advanced technology solutions to customers’ problems. Ultra strives to maintain strategic supplier’ status with its customers by providing ‘best value for money’ solutions.
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BUSINESSES IN UK
BUSINESSES IN NORTH AMERICA
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Tactical & Sonar Systems
AUDIOPACK
Audiopack develops and manufactures rugged voice communications equipment for personnel wearing protective clothing, masks and breathing apparatus in harsh and hazardous environments.
DNE TECHNOLOGIES
Military network communications equipment for voice, data, and video information. High-speed protocol converters and modems.
FLIGHTLINE SYSTEMS
Sonobuoy telemetry receivers for maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters. Mechanical gyroscopes. Specialist military test equipment.
MARITIME SYSTEMS
Passive sonobuoys and bathythermal buoys. Towed array sonars. High power sonar transducers.
OCEAN SYSTEMS
Underwater acoustic countermeasures and systems. Torpedo defence systems.
SONAR & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
Active and passive sonobuoys. Sonobuoy receivers and acoustic processors for maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters. Ship sonar systems. Torpedo defence systems and countermeasures. Mine disposal systems. Submarine communication systems. Data link communication systems. Cryptographic equipment.
TACTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
High capacity, multi-channel line-of-sight radios and multiplexers. Electronic counter-counter measure radio systems.
UNDERSEA SENSOR SYSTEMS INC
Active and passive sonobuoys. Advanced autonomous sensor systems for coastal surveillance
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Aircraft & Vehicle Systems
CONTROLS
Landing gear control and proximity sensing systems. Airframe de-icing and crack detection systems. Civil and military aircraft cabin quieting systems using active noise and vibration control technology. Propeller balancing systems.
DATEL
High integrity systems including safety critical software. Internet-based secure collaborative working environments and secure communication networks.
ELECTRICS
Data management and vision control systems for armoured vehicles. Specialised control handles, high integrity switches and indicators. Lighting systems. Ruggedised cable harnesses.
MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS INC
Displacement and force joysticks, hand grip controls, trackballs, encoders and simulation equipment. Cockpit equipment.
PRECISION AIR SYSTEMS
High Pressure Pure Air Generators (HiPPAG) for cooling thermal imagers and infra-red sensors, and for pneumatic ejection of aircraft munitions.
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Information & Power Systems
ADVANCED TACTICAL SYSTEMS
(until 1 January 2005, Advanced Programming Concepts)
Battlespace IT solutions. Software based data fusion and display systems for applications in military command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems.
AIRPORT SYSTEMS
Airport IT system integration. IT services and solutions for airlines and airports: common use check-in, local departure control, weight & balance management systems, central database (UltraDB); flight information (UltraFIDS); management information (UltraMIS); passenger bag matching (UltraTrak); resource management (UltraResource); data acquisition and control (UltraControl).
COMMAND & CONTROL SYSTEMS
Optical and infra-red surveillance and tracking systems. Battlespace IT solutions. Geographical information management systems. Combat management systems. Multifunction command and control console systems. Weapon interface electronics. High integrity electronic control systems. EMSSpecialised power supplies and demagnetising systems for the electromagnetic silencing of naval vessels. Transformer rectifier units.
EMS
Specialised power supplies and demagnetising systems for the electromagnetic silencing of naval vessels. Transformer rectifier units.
MANUFACTURING & CARD SYSTEMS
High integrity contract electronic manufacturing services. The Magicard range of identity card printers.
PMES
High power solid state power conversion and control equipment. Naval data processing and distribution systems. Transit system power conversion and control. Multi-influence measurement and control systems for the management of complex signatures of naval vessels. Magnetic and electric field sensors.
SML TECHNOLOGIES
Radar surveillance, navigation and safety systems for offshore platforms, naval, coastal and border surveillance and protection systems.
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