CMC Electronics Signs Contract To Supply Honeywell With Next-Generation 24-Channel Aviation GPS Receiver
(National Business Aviation Association - October 11, 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's CMA-3012 receiver, which has been installed on thousands of aircraft over the past 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 aspects of RNP/RNP-RNAV navigation. The first certification of the CMA-3024 is TSO-C129a B1/C1, with TSO-C145a to follow shortly.
CMC's Bruce Bailey, Vice President, Commercial Aviation, stated, "CMC has a significant market share for aviation GPS receivers in the air transport and business/regional aircraft markets. This new award reconfirms our position as the supplier of choice of advanced aviation GPS technology and products."
The heart of the CMA-3024 is CMC's 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.
CMC Electronics has more than twenty years' experience in the design of certified GPS products. 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. CMC'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 is a diversified company with annual consolidated revenues of approx. CDN $16 billion and consolidated assets of approx. 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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Mrs. Janka Dvornik
Public Relations Manager
CMC Electronics Inc.
NBAA booth #12228
Telephone: (514) 748-3113
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Mrs. Cathy Bain
Commercial Aviation Marketing Director
CMC Electronics Inc.
NBAA booth #12228
Telephone: (613) 592-7403
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