Torpedo defence and
acoustic warfare

Sonar & Communication Systems is developing the Surface Ship Torpedo Defence system for the Royal Navy. This system detects and locates incoming torpedoes and provides the means to decoy or jam their homing mechanism. It also gives the captain of the ship tactical advice on ship manoeuvres. Ultra’s expertise in this area includes the specialist skills of Maritime Systems and reflects the experience gained from over ten years’ involvement in a joint US/UK torpedo defence programme. The combined expertise of Ocean Systems and Sonar & Communication Systems can provide a hard-kill torpedo defence solution as an upgrade to existing surface ship torpedo defence systems in service worldwide. Both Ocean Systems and Sonar & Communication Systems produce a range of expendable and towed acoustic torpedo countermeasure devices for surface ships and submarines. Ocean Systems is the major supplier of externally stowed acoustic countermeasure devices for the UK, US, Canadian and Australian navies.