(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. and Westland Helicopters Limited are developing an overhead mounted Head-Up-Display (HUD) unit and associated mission avionics for rotary wing aircraft, further to signing an agreement last year. According to Westland officials, the program involves the first ever installation of a HUD on a Westland built helicopter. The first flight qualified CMC Electronics HUD is being delivered to Westland for flight trials due to begin in September 2003 on a Super Lynx 300. Deliveries of production HUDs will start later this year.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Cincinnati has been selected by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Electronic Systems sector as a team member supporting and protecting America’s premier F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. CMC will provide mega-pixel Infrared Detector Assemblies (IDAs) used in the Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO DAS) suite of six sensors, which will give a 24-hour, all-weather, all-aspect imaging capability. The suite provides full spherical coverage around the aircraft for missile threat warning, navigation and situational awareness. An additional IDA will be used in the Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS) pod in many of the aircraft.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. has received certification of its new, 24-channel Global Navigation System Sensor Approach (GNSSA) receiver to the functional requirements of TSO-C129a from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics is expanding its family of SureSight™ Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS). In addition to its current infrared sensor system, called the “I-series™”, CMC is offering a lower cost sensor system called the “M-series™”. The SureSight M-series sensor system is based on a lower cost, more compact infrared sensor.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. will deliver its SureSight™ I-series™ Enhanced Vision System (EVS) Infrared (IR) sensor in July 2003 for integration with the Thales Avionics EVS as part of the Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS). Launched at the NBAA in October 2002, the Bombardier Aerospace BEVS will be integrated on its ultra long-range Global Express® business jet and the Global 5000*.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) Further to the sale of its subsidiary Northstar Technologies of Acton, MA, to Brunswick Corporation of Lake Forest, IL, CMC Electronics has retained responsibility for the former Northstar aviation sector products, which include the CT-1000G Electronic Flight Bag (EFB).

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. continues to successfully meet program requirements as prime contractor of the CP-140 Aurora Navigation and Flight Instruments (NFI) Modernization Project for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). After extensive system integration lab testing by CMC of the new NFI avionics suite, CMC Electronics and the installer, IMP Canada, finished the initial round of ground-based installed system tests of the aircraft in April. All of the ground testing will be completed in time to begin comprehensive flight trials in September 2003.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. is celebrating an important milestone in August 2003: the 100th anniversary of its establishment in Canada in 1903.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics has completed deliveries of its Global Positioning System-based Flight Management System (GPS/FMS) known as the CMA-900, to Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge, England, for three C-130 aircraft to be upgraded by Marshall Aerospace for the Austrian Air Force.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. has received orders from Air China to supply its high gain Satellite Communications (Satcom) antenna system known as the CMA-2102 to Air China for the following aircraft: A340-300 (3 firm) and B767-300 (1 firm, 2 options). Deliveries will be completed by December 2004. This is the first set of orders that CMC Electronics has received from China's flag carrier, who leads the recently established China National Aviation Holding group that also includes China National Aviation Corporation and China Southwest Airlines.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. and Westland Helicopters Limited are developing an overhead mounted Head-Up-Display (HUD) unit and associated mission avionics for rotary wing aircraft, further to signing an agreement last year. According to Westland officials, the program involves the first ever installation of a HUD on a Westland built helicopter. The first flight qualified CMC Electronics HUD is being delivered to Westland for flight trials due to begin in September 2003 on a Super Lynx 300. Deliveries of production HUDs will start later this year.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Cincinnati has been selected by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Electronic Systems sector as a team member supporting and protecting America’s premier F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft. CMC will provide mega-pixel Infrared Detector Assemblies (IDAs) used in the Electro-Optical Distributed Aperture System (EO DAS) suite of six sensors, which will give a 24-hour, all-weather, all-aspect imaging capability. The suite provides full spherical coverage around the aircraft for missile threat warning, navigation and situational awareness. An additional IDA will be used in the Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS) pod in many of the aircraft.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. has received certification of its new, 24-channel Global Navigation System Sensor Approach (GNSSA) receiver to the functional requirements of TSO-C129a from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics is expanding its family of SureSight™ Enhanced Vision Systems (EVS). In addition to its current infrared sensor system, called the “I-series™”, CMC is offering a lower cost sensor system called the “M-series™”. The SureSight M-series sensor system is based on a lower cost, more compact infrared sensor.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. will deliver its SureSight™ I-series™ Enhanced Vision System (EVS) Infrared (IR) sensor in July 2003 for integration with the Thales Avionics EVS as part of the Bombardier Enhanced Vision System (BEVS). Launched at the NBAA in October 2002, the Bombardier Aerospace BEVS will be integrated on its ultra long-range Global Express® business jet and the Global 5000*.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) Further to the sale of its subsidiary Northstar Technologies of Acton, MA, to Brunswick Corporation of Lake Forest, IL, CMC Electronics has retained responsibility for the former Northstar aviation sector products, which include the CT-1000G Electronic Flight Bag (EFB).

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. continues to successfully meet program requirements as prime contractor of the CP-140 Aurora Navigation and Flight Instruments (NFI) Modernization Project for the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND). After extensive system integration lab testing by CMC of the new NFI avionics suite, CMC Electronics and the installer, IMP Canada, finished the initial round of ground-based installed system tests of the aircraft in April. All of the ground testing will be completed in time to begin comprehensive flight trials in September 2003.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. is celebrating an important milestone in August 2003: the 100th anniversary of its establishment in Canada in 1903.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics has completed deliveries of its Global Positioning System-based Flight Management System (GPS/FMS) known as the CMA-900, to Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge, England, for three C-130 aircraft to be upgraded by Marshall Aerospace for the Austrian Air Force.

(Paris International Air Show - June 15, 2003) CMC Electronics Inc. has received orders from Air China to supply its high gain Satellite Communications (Satcom) antenna system known as the CMA-2102 to Air China for the following aircraft: A340-300 (3 firm) and B767-300 (1 firm, 2 options). Deliveries will be completed by December 2004. This is the first set of orders that CMC Electronics has received from China's flag carrier, who leads the recently established China National Aviation Holding group that also includes China National Aviation Corporation and China Southwest Airlines.