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Archive 2004CMC Electronics Signs Contract To Supply Honeywell With Next-Generation 24-Channel Aviation GPS Receiver
(MONTREAL, Canada and Farnborough International Air Show – July 19, 2004) - CMC Electronics Inc. has signed a contract with Honeywell whereby CMC will supply its latest generation aviation Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver that incorporates CMC’s advanced 24-channel GPS technology in an ARINC-743A sensor unit. CMC Electronics has added the next-generation Global Navigation Satellite Sensor Unit, the Mk-II, to its line of aviation GPS products. This latest receiver is designated the CMA-3024 and will be a direct upgrade for CMC Electronics’ CMA-3012 receiver, which has been installed on thousands of aircraft over the last decade. The CMA-3024 is designed to support a certification growth path from Primary Means Oceanic and Remote Area Navigation (TSO-C129a) to Primary Means Continental Navigation (TSO-C145a Beta-1), GPS Precision Approach (TSO-C145a Beta-3) and all facets of RNP/RNP-RNAV navigation. The first certification of the CMA-3024 is TSO-C129a B1/C1, with TSO-C145a to follow shortly. The heart of the CMA-3024 is CMC Electronics’ recently developed aviation GPS receiver, the CMA-4024. This receiver employs NovAtel’s Narrow Correlator technology and has 24 simultaneous signal processing channels, which support any combination of all-in-view GPS, WAAS/EGNOS or SBAS satellites. It is currently certified by the FAA to the functional requirements of TSO-C129a and includes software development compliance to DO-178B Level B and Complex Electronic Hardware development compliance to DO-254 Level B. Bruce Bailey, Vice President, Commercial Aviation, CMC Electronics, stated, "This contract is a significant achievement and confirms CMC Electronics’ position as the supplier of choice of advanced aviation GPS technology and products." CMC Electronics has more than twenty years' experience in the design of certified GPS products. Its aviation GPS sensors hold a major share of the air transport and business/regional aircraft markets. The CMA-4024 has been developed as a collaborative effort with NovAtel, CMC's subsidiary, and combines the respective technological strengths of both companies to develop the most advanced GPS receiver to meet the most demanding needs of civil aviation. CMC Electronics designs and produces leading technology electronics products for the aviation and global positioning markets. Its principal locations are in Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario; and Sugar Grove, Illinois. The company's capabilities are broadened by NovAtel Inc., its subsidiary in Calgary, Alberta. CMC Electronics is a private company controlled by an investor group led by ONCAP L.P. ONCAP is a CDN $400 million investment fund established by Onex Corporation and a number of leading Canadian financial institutions. Onex Corporation is a diversified company with annual consolidated revenues of approximately CDN $16 billion and consolidated assets of approximately CDN $14 billion. Onex is one of Canada's largest companies with global operations in the service, manufacturing and technology industries.
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