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The defense contractor said it has closed its purchase of Ultra Maritime, a company focused on advanced undersea and anti-submarine warfare capabilities for allied navies, and placed the business within its Rotary and Mission Systems unit.
Lockheed Martin said on Oct. 26, 2026 that it has completed its acquisition of Ultra Maritime, a defense company focused on undersea warfare and anti-submarine warfare (ASW). The deal, the company said, is meant to expand Lockheed Martin’s ability to deliver sonar and related maritime sensing solutions for allied naval forces, with an emphasis on helping sailors find, track and deter undersea threats.
Lockheed Martin described Ultra Maritime as a global defense supplier specializing in advanced undersea warfare and ASW capabilities. The company said Ultra Maritime develops and delivers mission-critical systems that include sonar technologies, sonobuoys, torpedo defense systems, radar solutions, electronic warfare, and autonomous maritime sensing platforms. It also highlighted Ultra Maritime’s product footprint for allied customers.
In remarks accompanying the close, Stephanie C. Hill, president of Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems business, said securing the undersea domain begins with giving sailors the tools and confidence to detect threats and protect ships and crews. She characterized the acquisition as more than a transaction, framing it as an effort to unite technology, capability and personnel to meet what she called partners’ urgent and growing demand for undersea warfare capability worldwide.
Lockheed Martin said Ultra Maritime’s international footprint and portfolio of ASW products will complement and expand its sonar offerings across next-generation maritime platforms. The release specifically cited sonobuoys, towed sonar arrays, and hull-mounted sonar product lines as part of the acquired business. According to the company, bringing these capabilities together strengthens its ability to provide sonar solutions in undersea missions where detection and tracking are essential.
The company also said the Ultra Maritime business is aligned under Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems business area. That unit, which Lockheed Martin describes as focused on “all-domain” mission solutions, is the part of the corporation expected to integrate Ultra Maritime’s undersea sensing and ASW portfolio into its broader maritime offerings.
For Lockheed Martin, the acquisition fits a wider industry pattern in which navies and defense contractors place increased emphasis on anti-submarine capability. Submarine threats and the need to operate in contested environments have pushed demand for systems that can detect and respond to underwater targets, often requiring a mix of fixed and deployable sensing, electronic warfare tools, and autonomous or semi-autonomous platforms.
Lockheed Martin positioned its undersea expansion as part of its “21st Century Security” vision, saying the company’s approach is aimed at delivering transformative technologies to keep those it serves “ahead of ready.” In that context, the company presented Ultra Maritime’s specialized undersea warfare technologies as a capability that helps it compete for maritime programs and sustain its role in providing mission systems to allied forces.
The release did not provide deal value, funding details, or any information about how quickly Ultra Maritime’s products would be integrated into specific naval programs. It also did not outline whether any named contracts or customers were transferred or expanded as a result of the close, leaving financial and program-level impacts outside the public statement.
Looking ahead, investors and defense watchers may focus on whether Lockheed Martin links the acquired ASW and sonar capabilities to new maritime procurement opportunities, particularly for next-generation ships where sensing, electronic warfare and autonomous maritime functions are increasingly tied together. Additional disclosures, such as contract awards, backlog commentary, or integration milestones within Rotary and Mission Systems, would be the most direct indicators of how the acquisition translates into commercial and operational momentum.
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