Ultra Maritime

Name

Ultra Maritime

Legal name

Ultra Maritime LLC

Website

https://umaritime.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Ultra Maritime designs and manufactures undersea warfare solutions — sonobuoys, sonar systems, torpedo countermeasures, and naval radars — for Five-Eyes and allied navies across more than 30 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Undersea Warfare Defense Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

Naval Sensors & Sonar Systems (IMABAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Naval Weapons & Launch Systems (Guns, VLS, Torpedoes) (IMABAKAC), Sonar, Undersea Sensors & Acoustic Detection Systems (IMABAGAD), Torpedoes & Undersea Weapons (IMABAHAF)

Keywords

• Anti-submarine warfare
• Undersea warfare solutions
• Naval sonar systems
• Torpedo countermeasures
• Maritime radar systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Braintree

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Defense Government Contracts: Primary revenue from development, production, and sustainment contracts with U.S., UK, Canadian, and Australian naval forces and defense ministries. Includes sonobuoy production contracts, radar system deliveries, torpedo defense systems, and lifecycle support services.
2. Prime Contractor Subcontracts: Subcontract revenue from major defense primes including Lockheed Martin (River-class, CSC, MK48), BAE Systems (Hunter class), and General Atomics (MQ-9B integration) for sonar systems, torpedo defense, and ASW capabilities.
3. International Sales: Export revenue from allied navies worldwide (30+ countries) for sonobuoys, countermeasures, and radar systems. Includes Five-Eyes nations plus other allied customers.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ultra Maritime designs, develops, manufactures, and supports integrated undersea warfare solutions for Five-Eyes and allied navies. Its portfolio spans sonobuoys and sonobuoy receivers (Sea Revealer/Sea Receiver families), sonar systems including hull-mounted, towed, and deployable arrays (Sea Searcher, Sea Lancer, Sea Spear), torpedo countermeasures and integrated torpedo defense (Sea Deceptor, Sea Sentor, Layered Torpedo Defense), torpedo nose arrays (Sea Striker), and maritime radar and electronic warfare systems (Sea Raider, Sea Sleuth). Products are sold to defense ministries, navies, and prime contractors worldwide.

Product overview

Ultra Maritime is a global leader in undersea warfare solutions offering an integrated portfolio of anti-submarine warfare (ASW) products across air, surface, and undersea domains. The product portfolio centers on the Sea Revealer sonobuoy family and Sea Receiver receiver family for airborne detection, Sea Searcher hull-mounted sonars and Sea Lancer/Sea Sabre towed sonar arrays for surface operations, and Sea Spear deployable sonar arrays for undersea deployment. Torpedo defense capabilities include Sea Deceptor acoustic countermeasures, Sea Striker torpedo nose arrays, and integrated Layered Torpedo Defense Systems combining soft-kill and hard-kill capabilities. The Sea Raider radar family, anchored by the Next Generation Surface Search Radar (NGSSR), provides surface search and navigation. Electronic warfare solutions are delivered through the Sea Sleuth family. Products are supported by Mission Pod and Sea Tracker containerized ASW solutions for modular deployment on unmanned platforms. The company operates manufacturing facilities across the US (Columbia City, Braintree, Wake Forest, Chantilly, Victor), UK (Greenford, Loudwater, Weymouth), Canada (Dartmouth), and Australia (Adelaide, Bibra Lake), serving Five-Eyes nations and allied navies in 30+ countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sea Receiver: Sonobuoy receivers for acoustic data processing
• Sea Revealer
• Sea Searcher
• Sea Lancer
• Sea Deceptor
• Sea Striker
• Sea Spear
• Sea Raider
• Sea Sleuth
• Sea Sentor
• Sea Tracker
• Sea Sabre
• Hyperspike

Products and services

• Sea Revealer (Sonobuoy Family)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 35,000 torpedo countermeasures delivered and in service
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lockheed Martin CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 May 2026Multiple River-class Destroyer lifecycle support contracts awarded to Ultra Maritime by Lockheed Martin Canada, covering engineering support, spares provisioning, and operational readiness for Canada's newest surface combatants.
• Hanwha OceanminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 March 2026Industry teaming agreement connecting Ultra Maritime (Canada) with Hanwha Ocean for Canada's Canadian Patrol Submarine Project. Tri-party collaboration advancing submarine technologies and workforce development.
• Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025Sea Tracker containerized ASW system provided to DRDC for experimentation and development of next-generation ASW concepts, with support from COVE and Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency.
• BAE Systems Maritime AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 November 2025Contract to provide Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD) and Hull Mounted Sonar for Royal Australian Navy's Hunter Class Frigate Program. Systems share design commonality with UK, Canada, Norway frigate programs.
• General AtomicscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025Strategic partnership to integrate Ultra Maritime's miniaturized sonobuoys and receivers onto GA-ASI's MQ-9B SeaGuardian unmanned aircraft for autonomous airborne ASW. Partnership enables doubled sonobuoy capacity and multi-static active capabilities for submarine detection in GPS-denied environments.
• Anduril IndustriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025Exclusive partnership for Sea Spear deployable sonar integration with Anduril's Seabed Sentry network of deep-sea nodes. Sea Spear deployed from Anduril's Ghost Shark UUV to communicate critical subsea information in real time.
• University of LiverpoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 March 2025Collaboration with EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Distributed Algorithms to develop machine learning for passive sonar tracking and detection for ASW and torpedo defense applications.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Raytheon Technologies: Raytheon is a broader defense prime with significant undersea and naval sensor capabilities across sonar, torpedoes, and combat systems, competing for integration-level captures where Ultra Maritime supplies subsystems.
• Lockheed Martin: Lockheed Martin is both a customer (MK 48 torpedo nose array, CSC, River-class) and a broader defense prime with significant undersea warfare content. As a prime integrator, it competes for platform-level ASW captures while also sourcing Ultra as a subsystem supplier.
• BAE Systems: BAE Systems builds surface combatants (Hunter class, Type 26) and integrates sonar/torpedo defense suites. It is both a customer of Ultra Maritime and a competing integrator of ASW mission systems on allied frigate programs.
• Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman is a leading undersea warfare prime (submarine combat systems, towed arrays, mission systems) competing directly with Ultra Maritime's undersea domain portfolio across U.S. and allied submarine and surface ship programs.

Direct peers

• Thales: Thales is a leading European naval sensors and sonar house with overlapping hull-mounted sonar, towed array, and torpedo defense portfolios. Directly competes with Ultra Maritime on Royal Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy, and broader NATO sonar and combat-system opportunities.
• Leonardo: Leonardo's defence electronics and naval sensors business provides sonar, acoustic systems, and torpedo countermeasures across European and export markets. Directly competes with Ultra Maritime in sonar, ASW sensors, and underwater countermeasures.
• L3Harris Technologies: L3Harris has an established undersea warfare portfolio (towed arrays, acoustic sensors, ASW systems) and competes head-to-head with Ultra Maritime on U.S. Navy and allied ASW programs. Senior Ultra Maritime SVP Mark Kenny previously led L3Harris' ASW business.

Emerging players

• Teledyne Technologies: Teledyne's marine and instrumentation businesses supply sonar transducers, hydrophones, and acoustic sensors that overlap with select Ultra Maritime sonar component offerings, especially in commercial-defense dual-use applications.
• Anduril Industries: Anduril is an emerging undersea warfare player (Ghost Shark UUV, Seabed Sentry network) that is currently both a strategic partner of and potential disruptor to Ultra Maritime. Its autonomous platform roadmap could redefine how submarine detection content is procured.

Regional players

• Atlas Elektronik: Atlas Elektronik (a Thales/Joint Stock Holding partnership) provides sonar, combat systems, and unmanned underwater vehicles primarily to German and select European navies. It competes with Ultra Maritime in regional European ASW markets outside the Five-Eyes sphere.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ultra-electronics-maritime

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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