Overview
- The system packages frigate-grade anti-submarine warfare performance in a standardized 20-foot ISO container for rapid deployment.
- It is designed for uncrewed and non-traditionally crewed platforms to extend coverage and improve situational awareness at sea.
- A scalable architecture enables integration of Ultra’s towed technologies, including torpedo-defense systems, inline active/passive sensors, and strategic surveillance arrays.
- Ultra Maritime is providing the initial unit to Defence Research and Development Canada for experimentation, and no operational deployments have been announced.
- Reporting places the effort in the context of quieter Russian and Chinese submarines, while noting Ultra’s recent wins with Australia’s Hunter class and U.S. Navy sonobuoy procurements.