To make this website work, we log user data. By using Shephard's online services, you agree to our Privacy Policy, including cookie policy.

×
Open menu Search

Sparton, Ultra Electronics win sonobuoy contracts

28th January 2015 - 08:21 GMT | by The Shephard News Team

RSS

Sparton and Ultra Electronics have won subcontracts worth $21.6 million for sonobuoys from their ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems joint venture, Sparton announced on 21 January.

ERAPSCO/SonobuoyTech Systems was awarded contracts for passive and active sonobuoys that are used for detection, classification, and localisation of adversary submarines.

The joint venture has provided manufacturing subcontracts worth $13.3 million to Ultra Electronics and $8.3 million to Sparton.

Production will take place at Ultra Electronics' Columbia City, Indiana facility and Sparton’s DeLeon Springs, Florida facility, with completion planned by June.

ERAPSCO operates as a joint venture between Sparton Ultra Electronics – USSI for design, development and manufacturing of US Navy sonobuoys and transducers. Sonobuoy TechSystems operates under ERAPSCO for all ITAR approved international sales and technical support of US specification sonobuoys.

The Shephard News Team

Author

The Shephard News Team


As part of our promise to deliver comprehensive coverage to Premium News and Defence Insight …

Read full bio

Share to

Linkedin