Ultra Maritime secures £40 million contract to deliver sonobuoys for Royal Navy

Ultra Maritime has secured a £40 million contract from the UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) to deliver sonobuoys for the Royal Navy’s Merlin maritime patrol helicopter.

Sonobuoys are the frontline sensors of the UK’s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) network, and give the Royal Navy the ability to detect, track and deter hostile submarines and other underwater vessels.

Based at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, the Royal Navy’s Merlin Helicopter Force is deployed on the frontline with its Merlin Mk2 aircraft to defend UK waters.