Farnborough 2016: A2AD EW focus for Ultra
One of the big growth areas driving demand for electronic warfare (EW) systems is the threat of anti-access area denial (A2AD) systems.
Electronic systems manufacturer, Ultra Electronics, is focussing on the US market where it acquired the Electronics Products Division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions in a deal worth up to $265 million, where it is known a Ultra Electronics Herley.
Mark Anderson, group marketing director at the company, told Shephard: ‘I think there’s a competition in its broader sense, which is against established Western dominance, and new regional tensions in the world, which tends to be a competition
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