Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems Inc.

Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems Inc. Advanced Tactical Systems Division, a foreign-owned for-profit subsidiary of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, designs, integrates, and sustains tactical data link systems, air defense command-and-control platforms, and electronic warfare software for the U.S. military as a prime contractor (94% of recent awards), competing without set-aside designations in full and open procurement. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company operates across primary NAICS codes 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), 541519 (Computer-related Services), and manufactures electronic equipment; it pursues defense technology work predominantly through large vehicle positions and delivery orders rather than standalone contracts.

The vendor's customer concentration is dominated by the Air Force and Navy information warfare entities. The top five funding agencies account for 51% of recent awards by count but 99% by combined potential value, with the Department of the Air Force alone anchoring $46.96 billion across 122 awards—a reflection of Ultra Electronics' role as a preferred provider on massive enterprise IDIQs. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command has issued 282 awards ($234.2 million combined potential), placing it second by count but far lower in dollar concentration; the Army's Materiel Command, Aviation and Missile Lifecycle Management, and PEO Missiles and Space together account for $162.3 million across 160 awards. This split—high award volume from Navy tactical systems and massive dollars from Air Force vehicles—reveals the vendor's position as a critical integrator for both tactical communications modernization and joint all-domain command-and-control infrastructure.

Vehicle position is the dominant structural feature of Ultra Electronics' federal footprint. The vendor holds a $46 billion multiple-award Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition Contract (EWAAC) vehicle awarded March 13, 2025, through September 9, 2031, with an initial $1,000 delivery order issued April 9, 2025. It also holds a $151 billion multiple-award Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) IDIQ awarded by the Missile Defense Agency on December 28, 2025, through December 29, 2035, with a $500 initial delivery order on December 29, 2025. Prior IDIQs include a $950 million Air Force multiple-award Joint All Domain Command and Control Support vehicle (awarded June 9, 2022, expiring May 28, 2025); a $39.072 million single-award Marine Corps VADSI (Vertical Air Defense System Integrator) component upgrade and sustainment contract (July 30, 2024, through July 29, 2029); and a $31.4 million single-award Air Force Electronic Systems Center JADSI (Joint Air Defense System Integrator) Follow-On Common Logistics Support IDIQ (June 1, 2024, through January 27, 2026). A $30.75 million Air Force LINK-16 Alaska tactical data link sustainment and modernization vehicle (September 29, 2021, through March 22, 2025) has driven repeated delivery orders. Across these vehicles, Ultra Electronics issues task orders for software licenses, engineering support, cybersecurity services, and logistics support, with recent orders ranging from $52,000 to $6.06 million.

Recent prime work characterizes the vendor's operational scope. A $3.395 million Naval Sea Systems Command delivery order (March 3, 2026) covers engineering, design, software development, implementation, and technical services for Saudi Arabia. A $6.063 million Air Force Electronic Systems Center delivery order (June 1, 2025) addresses Joint Air Defense Systems Integrator support services. A $3.2 million Marine Corps delivery order (July 30, 2025) funds software sustainment and support services under a cost-plus-fixed-fee structure. A $2.291 million Naval Information Warfare Systems Command definitive contract (December 1, 2021, through December 5, 2026) provides Adjunct Processor Multi-Link Interface Unit software and systems engineering support for Command and Control Processor systems. An $11.35 million NAVWAR definitive contract (September 30, 2021, through September 30, 2024) delivered labor and technical support for tactical systems in Tunisia. These engagements reflect the vendor's core competency in tactical communications integration, air defense command-and-control system sustainment, and software modernization across multiple military branches.

Activity has grown unevenly but substantially. Awards per year show 39 in 2022, declining to 23 in 2023, recovering to 38 in 2024, then rising sharply to 55 in 2025. The four awards in 2026 to date reflect recent calendar limits rather than true trajectory. Within the next twenty-four months, nine awards with combined potential value of $13.5 million reach ultimate completion, presenting moderate recompete exposure but modest absolute risk given the vendor's large portfolio ceiling and vehicle momentum.

Subcontractor engagement is minimal on the prime side. Ultra Electronics awards 94% of recent work as prime and only 6% as sub; across SCI-reportable prime contracts, subs perform 0% of contractor hours, indicating the vendor builds delivery from its own internal resources. In the sub-award footprint, Ultra Electronics serves as a supplier to major primes including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (IBCS hardware low-rate initial production and fiber optic cable manufacturing, multiple awards September–December 2025), Lockheed Martin Corporation (engineering support and operations & maintenance across MDA Tier I maintenance, multiple awards 2024–2025), Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (tactical data link and C2 systems software, multiple awards 2024–2025), Raytheon Company (Qatar Air Operations Center sustainment and logistics support, multiple awards 2024–2025), and Mantech TSG-2 Joint Venture (unmanned aircraft systems engineering and software, multiple awards 2025), along with sub-tier engagements on programs including EDITS, F3I-3, Gardem Integrated Mission Management, and BACN Payload Operations.

SCI-reportable service contract activity, which captures only federal labor and services above the $150,000 threshold, shows $10.2 million in invoiced revenue across FY2022–FY2024 (7.0 FTEs in FY2022, 4.7 FTEs in FY2023, 12.1 FTEs in FY2024), reflecting growth in staffing for sustainment work. Government-paid hourly rates on these contracts ran from a 10th percentile of $168.24/hr through a median of $203.52/hr to a 90th percentile of $318.45/hr, positioning Ultra Electronics at a mid-to-senior technical labor rate consistent with systems integration and engineering support. The SCI dataset is a small slice of the vendor's total federal activity and excludes the massive software license and product orders driving the bulk of dollar volume.

The vendor operates as the Advanced Tactical Systems Division of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc, a UK-listed defense and aerospace parent. Domestic subsidiaries include Prologic, Inc. and 3E Technologies International, Inc., though the source does not detail their role or autonomous contracting footprint. The corporate structure reflects a global platform for tactical communications and air defense integration rather than a federated multi-division operation within the federal contractor community.