About Ultra Electronics Holdings plc
For more information on the group please see
www.ultra-electronics.com
Ultra Electronics Holdings plc is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturing and supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, sub-systems and products for international defence and aerospace markets. The focus is on high integrity sensing, control, communication and display systems with an increasing emphasis on integrated information technology solutions.
Designed for a wide range of civil and military aircraft, ships, submarines, armoured vehicles, airports and transport systems around the world, Ultra's specialist products are supplied to customers across the globe.
To meet demand, the group has more than twenty facilities located in the UK and North America supplying prime contractors, system integrators and end users, with a workforce totalling around 3400. The focus is on obtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with many products and technologies now established market leaders in their field.
Ultra's status is demonstrated by the group's involvement in many of the major defence programmes both in the UK, the US and around the world. Contracts are won for integrated systems of ever-increasing size, often involving a number of different group businesses. The ability to expand its order books coupled with successful programme execution culminating in the delivery to customers of niche products and solutions using Ultra's differentiated technologies has been key to the group's growth. Research and development (R&D) has played a key role too. The equivalent of 20 per cent of group turnover is expended in R&D activities to develop advanced technology solutions to customers' problems and Ultra strives to maintain strategic supplier status with customers by focusing on best value for money solutions.
Ultra Electronics is organised into three divisions:
- Tactical & Sonar Systems
- Aircraft & Vehicle Systems
- Information & Power Systems
Tactical & Sonar Systems' capabilities include secure tactical line-of-sight radio systems multiplexers and switches; tactical datalinks; cryptographic equipment; active passive and multi-static sonobuoys; sonobuoy receivers and processors; distributed surveillance sensor arrays; ship's sonar systems and ship's torpedo defence systems make up the first.
Aircraft & Vehicle Systems is focussed on miniature airborne compressors; high integrity software and systems, aircraft system electronics, aircraft noise and vibration control; propeller de-icing, balancing and control systems; armoured vehicle electronic information and control systems and human/computer interfacing equipment. With over 45 years' experience as a specialist equipment supplier, Ultra's products are specified on platforms such as airbus A318, A319, A320, A321, A330 and A340, Bombadier Q-100, 200, 300 and 400, Bombadier Challenger, SAAB 340 and 2000, Eurofighter, Hawk, Tornado, Jaguar, Gripen, harrier/AV-8B, F-15E, F/A-18 super Hornet, Nimrod MRA4, CP 140 Aurora, and the Merlin, SH-60B, SH60F, SH-60R and SH 70 helicopters.
Information & Power Systems operates in the following domains: command and control systems equipment, weapons interfacing electronics; naval data processing and distribution, airport and airline information management systems; passenger baggage reconciliation systems; ID card systems; shared working environment solutions; naval power conversion; signature management of naval vessels and transit system power conversion and control.
Ultra's hefty investment in R&D and continuous product development is paying off, with regular news of new contracts maintaining the group's status as a key player in so many of the major defence programmes around the world.
