Cohort completes acquisition of Wärtsilä ELAC Nautik
Cohort adds more maritime capabilities to its portfolio, focusing on subsurface communications and sonar.
Cohort Group has completed the purchase of Wärtsilä ELAC Nautik, with the latter company being renamed ELAC SONAR and becoming the sixth standalone subsidiary in the Group, according to an announcement on 3 December.
A provider of sonar systems technology for naval surface ships and submarines, ELAC SONAR will add its capabilities into Cohort’s wider maritime portfolio in areas such as underwater communications and echo sounders.
The company was founded in 1926 and is based in Kiel, Germany, close to the German Navy facilities and the NATO Centre of Excellence for Confined and Shallow Waters.
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