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Ultra Electronics Holdings PLC
07 July 2003


For immediate release                                 7 July 2003

                         Ultra Electronics Holdings plc
                            ("Ultra" or "the Group")

                     Ultra wins #10m US Navy sonobuoy orders


Ultra Electronics announces that its North American sonobuoy businesses have
been awarded contracts by the US Navy worth over #10.5 million.  Delivery of the
sonobuoys will commence in early 2004 and run through to the beginning of 2005.


Ultra, which has sonobuoy businesses in the UK, the USA and Canada, develops and
manufactures high technology sonobuoys which are used to detect acoustically the
presence of submarines. The awards are for the latest generation sonobuoys, both
passive and active, together with bathythermal buoys that measure the
temperature profile of the ocean.


Ultra remains the world's leading supplier, having secured the majority by value
of all contracts awarded worldwide in the last year for NATO compatible
sonobuoys.


Dr Julian Blogh, Chief Executive of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, commented:

"We are pleased to have won these contracts and to be continuing our long and
successful association with the US Navy.  Our constant process of design
innovation and of developing ever more cost-effective solutions has resulted in
Ultra winning sonobuoy contracts not just in the USA but around the world.
Awards such as these help maintain Ultra's strong order book which gives
excellent visibility of the Group's future business."


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Enquiries:

Ultra Electronics Holdings plc                       0208 8134 321 
Dr Julian Blogh, Chief Executive                     www.ultra-electronics.com
                                                     information@ultra-scs.com


Weber Shandwick Square Mile                          020 7067 0700
Susan Ellis / Susanne Walker


Notes to editors:


Ultra Electronics Holdings plc

Ultra is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturing and
supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, sub-systems and products
for aircraft, ships, submarines, armoured vehicles, airports and transport
systems worldwide.  The Group, which employs 2,600 people in the UK and North
America, focuses on high integrity sensing, control, communication and display
systems with an emphasis on integrated Information Technology solutions.


The Group concentrates on obtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with
many of its products and technologies being market leaders in their field.
Ultra has an increasing role of supporting prime contractors by undertaking
specialist system and sub-system integration using the combined expertise of the
Group businesses.


Ultra is organised into three divisions as follows:


Tactical & Sonar Systems including secure tactical line-of-sight radio systems,
multiplexers and switches; tactical datalinks; cryptographic equipment; active,
passive and multi-static sonobuoys; sonobuoy receivers and processors;
distributed surveillance sensor arrays; ship's sonar systems and ship's torpedo
defence systems


Aircraft & Vehicle Systems including miniature airborne compressors; high
integrity software and systems; aircraft system electronics; aircraft noise and
vibration control; propeller de-icing, balancing and control systems; armoured
vehicle electronic information and control systems, human/computer interface
equipment and shared working environment solutions.


Information & Power Systems including command and control systems equipment;
weapons interfacing electronics; naval data processing and distribution; airport
and airline information management systems; passenger baggage reconciliation
systems; ID card systems; naval power conversion; signature management of naval
vessels; transit system power conversion and control



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