Ultra Electronics nets $34M for US Navy infrastructure solutions

Ultra Electronics announced Monday that it was awarded a $34.6 million contract to continue providing cyber-secure critical infrastructure solutions to the U.S. Navy.

The contract includes options which, if exercised, will bring the cumulative value to more than US $82 million and extend the contract through September 2020.

Under the contract, Ultra Electronics, 3eTI will continue to work with the Navy to design, develop, integrate and install a variety of cyber-secure systems for critical infrastructure control and monitoring. These solutions include intrusion detection, industrial control systems, and endpoint security.

The company said work would be performed in California, Hawaii and in the Washington, DC, areas while initial tasks of US $13.9 million should be completed by September 2017.

“We are pleased to have the Department of Defense’s continued confidence in delivering cyber-physical network solutions that afford a defense-in-depth framework for ensuring energy security,” said Rakesh Sharma, Chief Executive, Ultra Electronics.