Ultra Maritime Completes Full Production-Ready Sonobuoy Portfolio for ASW Missions

Ultra Maritime has announced that all five of the newest US-spec sonobuoy variants that form the core of the modern anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission are production-ready today: the Q-53H, Q-62G, Q-101B, Q-125B, and Q-36B. With this achievement, Ultra Maritime becomes the first company in the world to offer a complete suite of this critical ASW technology. In addition to being the only company to offer G-size sonobuoys, and the only company to produce buoys in multiple worldwide locations, this latest milestone reinforces Ultra Maritime's position as the global leader in sonobuoy design, engineering, and manufacturing.

(Image credit: Ultra Maritime)
(Image credit: Ultra Maritime)

Ultra Maritime’s Sea Revealer family of sonobuoys supports both standard and wide-area search missions, delivering advanced detection, tracking, and localization of the quietest and most advanced adversary submarines and unmanned maritime assets across an increasingly complex environment. The company’s investments in both technology and production readiness have contributed to significant customer demand, with the company currently manufacturing more than 1,000 sonobuoys per day across the US, UK, and Canada. This momentum reflects the rising global focus on undersea domain awareness and the growing importance of next-generation ASW solutions for maritime superiority.

Ultra Maritime has completed a major modernization and expansion of its Columbia City, Indiana, manufacturing facility, with advanced manufacturing processes and high-rate production capabilities that significantly increase delivery capacity to meet accelerating worldwide demand. This operational growth has created substantial economic impact in the Northeast Indiana region, adding hundreds of jobs in the past two years, with additional hiring and investment planned as production requirements expand.

Ultra Maritime continues to advance cutting-edge sonar technologies, signal processing capabilities, and manufacturing innovation required for modern naval operations. As adversary undersea threats become increasingly sophisticated, the company remains focused on delivering resilient, scalable, and operationally proven ASW solutions for allied naval forces around the world.

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