(Montréal, November 19, 2001) CMC Electronics has won a contract valued at CDN$2.5 million to supply a military radio handset, known as a Handheld Remote Control Radio Device (HRCRD), to ITT Aerospace/Communications Division for the Advanced Lightweight SIP (SINCGARS Improvement Program) Radio. The deliveries are scheduled to begin in January 2002 and be completed by March 2002. SINGCARS is the largest military radio program in the world for which over 200,000 radios were produced for the U.S. Army since the program's introduction in 1991.

The SINCGARS Over the Shoulder Handset is an ancillary item that provides radio control capability in addition to the standard handset audio and push-to-talk functionality. The HRCRD works with all fielded versions of the SINCGARS ground radio in both manpack and vehicular versions. CMC Electronics’ state-of-the-art display panels and handsets are an integral part of ITT's military radio products.

CMC Electronics is a leading supplier of specialized electronic and electromechanical devices to the military and commercial aerospace and ground communications industry. The company has supplied these leading technology products since the early 1970s. Its line of electronic components includes displays, panels, hybrid microcircuits, power supplies and Global Positioning System (GPS - OEM) receivers.

CMC Electronics is the new name for a company that was known for decades as Canadian Marconi Company. CMC Electronics is a private company controlled by an investor group led by ONCAP L.P. ONCAP is a C$400 million investment fund established by Onex Corporation and a number of leading Canadian financial institutions. Onex is Canada's fourth largest company, with more than C$20 billion in assets, C$25 billion in revenues and over 97,000 employees. CMC Electronics Inc. designs and produces leading technology electronic products for the aviation, communications, infrared sensing, marine electronics, global positioning and space markets. CMC Electronics has designed and built innovative communication and electronics systems since 1903. Its principal locations are in Montreal, Ottawa and Cincinnati. The company's capabilities are broadened by its subsidiaries, NovAtel Inc. in Calgary, Alberta, and Northstar Technologies in Acton, Massachusetts.

Janka Dvornik
Public Relations Manager
CMC Electronics Inc.
Telephone : (514) 748-3113
Fax : (514) 748-3184
Janka.Dvornik@cmcelectronics.ca