ELAC Nautik

ELAC Nautik is a leading manufacturer of hydroacoustic equipment for navy as well as civilian users. For more than 75 years, ELAC's activities have focused on hydroacoustic detection and signal processing as well as underwater communication. In these areas, a wide range of products has been developed and manufactured, especially sonar systems and components for navy vessels and echosounders for navigation and survey. The company's multibeam sounders are among the worldwide leading systems for efficient and highly precise sea bottom mapping. ELAC products and systems are known for reliability and state-of-the-art technology.

ELAC Nautik GmbH
Neufeldstrasse
D-24118 Kiel
Germany
Phone: 01 149 431 883 0
Fax: 01 149 431 883 496
Website: Elac-Nautik.com

Gerhard Jordt
General Manager

Gerhard Jordt is general manager of L-3 Communications Elac Nautik GmbH in Germany, which has was acquired by L-3 Communications in March, 1998. Mr. Jordt joined ELAC in 1986, starting as a sales manager for naval acoustics. He later served as manager of contracts and sales, director of operations and director of contracts and materials. In 1999, he was appointed deputy general manager and retained the title of director of contracts and human resources before he became president of the company in 2004. During his tenure, the company has achieved a leading market position in the area of underwater acoustics, with a product portfolio of sonars, echo sounders and underwater communication systems.