Three separate navies have now signed contracts with U.S. defence firm Sparton Deleon Springs for its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) systems.
As per a recent company press statement the defence contractor, which was acquired by Elbit Systems back in 2021, has signed a deal with the Australian Department of Defence to supply it with electro-acoustic devices and various models of sonobuoys.
The agreement builds on similar deals also previously struck with the Indian Ministry of Defence and the Canadian Department of National Defence. Cumulatively the value of these contracts is in excess of $34 million.
The Sparton sonobuoys, which can be deployed from the air or directly into the water, will be manufactured at the firm’s base in DeLeon Springs, Florida.
The firm’s president and CEO Donnelly Bohan commented: “Sparton is the global leader in designing, developing and producing complex underwater systems that are used to locate submarines.
“Securing contracts from multiple allied nations demonstrates the superiority of our solutions and their globally recognized utility in Anti-Submarine Warfare and Undersea Warfare efforts.”
- You can read more details on the Sparton website