Ultra boost

Canadian Commercial, acting on behalf of the US Department of Defense, has awarded Ultra Electronics’ Montreal division, Tactical Communication Systems, contracts worth more than $40m for enhanced tactical radios.

Middlesex-headquartered Ultra will supply upgraded versions of its High Capacity Line of Sight (HCLOS) radios to the US military. Under the first, $33m contract, Ultra will provide radios and associated equipment for the US Army’s Warfighter Information Network - Transformation (WIN-T) programme. The second, $10m contract covers the supply of radios and other equipment for the AN/MRC-142 communication systems used by the US Marine Corps.

In addition, Ultra’s Connecticut-based DNE Technologies business has received $3m contract to provide its communications network access control and data management equipment as part of the AN/MRC-142 renewal programme.

According to Ultra, its radio range provides secure and high capacity data telecommunication services, and also accommodates Ethernet networks, email, near-real-time video transmissions and voice communications.