Sea Spear is Ultra Maritime's deployable passive-sonar system. The manufacturer reports demonstrating it with an SSQ-125B active sonobuoy during Lanternfish 2026 for underwater-vehicle detection and localization; product-level Canadian workshare and operational acceptance remain unconfirmed.
Technical detail
Core features
Deployable passive acoustic sensing
Reported integration with active sonobuoy sensing
Deployable sonar
Underwater sensing
Use & integration
Recorded applications
Underwater-vehicle detection
Maritime infrastructure surveillance
These describe the reviewed application scope, not confirmed deployments, released requirements or procurement eligibility.
Evidence of maturity
Manufacturer-reported Lanternfish 2026 demonstration; no operational acceptance is established.
Integration and verification
Readiness
A technology readiness level is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Availability
Commercial availability is not established by the reviewed public sources.
Reviewed connections
No reviewed Mission area or released Defence need connection is currently published.
Original sources 1 linked record
These records support this capability and its published Mission area and Defence need connections. A source count is not a count of independent confirmations.
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · technology readiness level
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · name
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · core features
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · slug
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · summary
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Ultra Maritime reported on August 13, 2026 that Sea Spear deployable passive sonar and its SSQ-125B active sonobuoy were demonstrated together during U.S. Navy Lanternfish 2026 to detect and localize unmanned underwater vehicles. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise demonstration; the page does not establish a Canadian procurement, sole Canadian manufacture, contract value or operational acceptance.
Public sources cited · Facts and assessments kept separate · Human review