Canada · 3 d ago
Tony Webster from San Francisco, California · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Lockheed Martin buys Nova Scotia's Ultra Maritime for $3.45 billion
What Ultra Maritime makes
- Sonar solutions
- Sonobuoys
- Torpedo defence systems
Ultra Maritime, based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, makes sonar, sonobuoys and torpedo defence systems for allied navies in more than 30 countries, including Canada and the US.
The two companies signed the deal in July, and Lockheed Martin completed it last week. It had been an investor in Ultra Maritime since 2022.
And us?
Skilled jobs promised in Nova Scotia
320 jobs
Lockheed Martin Canada has committed to adding up to 320 skilled jobs in Nova Scotia within five years. The federal government said Ultra Maritime employed more than 250 people in Dartmouth as of last year.
