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with nearly equal portion of revenues
coming from its commercial systems
and government systems businesses.
It leverages developments across both
portfolios to strengthen the company
by reducing costs, extending product
viability and enhancing the capabilities
of the systems produced.
Rockwell Collins has been a member
of the AEA since May 1964.

Universal Avionics Systems Corp.
It was his devotion to making aircraft
navigation better and safer that drove
Universal Avionics' founder, Hubert
L. Naimer, to invent the world's first
"Master Navigation System," more

commonly known today as the flight
management system. Introduced to the
market as the UNS-1 in the fall of 1982,
this FMS represented a quantum leap in
airborne navigation.
More than 30 years later, this entrepreneurial spirit and creative exploration
are wound in the fibers of the company.
Universal Avionics continues to be an
industry leader with innovative avionics systems used on a large number of
aircraft types and has expanded into
markets ranging from large turbine
aircraft to helicopters and special
missions. Product offerings include
electronic flight instruments and multifunction displays, Vision-1 Synthetic
Vision System, Terrain Awareness
and Warning System (TAWS),
UniLink UL-800/801 Communications

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Management Unit (CMU) and Cockpit
Voice and Flight Data Recorders (CVR/
FDR).The UniLink UL-800/801 is an
advanced integrated airborne datalink
system providing ACARS VDL Mode
and FANS 1/A+ communications in
addition to Controller Pilot Data Link
Communication (CPDLC) and Context
Management (CM) functions required to
meet the upcoming EUROCONTROL
Link 2000+ Programme mandate.
Universal Avionics' corporate head-

quarters, sales, marketing and support
divisions are located in Tucson, Ariz.,
just a short distance from the Tucson
International Airport. The company's
unique vertically-integrated manufacturing facility also is located at the Universal
Avionics' headquarters campus. A
Midwest office located in Wichita, Kan.,
provides support for the nearby dealers
and aircraft original equipment manufacturers including Cessna, Bombardier and
Boeing. A worldwide team of regional
company sales representatives are also
positioned at strategic locations in the
U.S., Canada and Switzerland. Expanding
its worldwide reach, Universal recently
opened a second office in Europe, located
in London, and a new office in Southeast
Asia, located in Singapore. The company's research, development, engineering
and design activities are conducted at two
U.S. facilities, the Engineering-Southeast
Division located near Atlanta, Ga., and
the Engineering-Northwest Division
in the high-tech corridor of Redmond,
Wash.
Universal Avionics has been an active
member of the AEA since it began
marketing its very first products. Paul
DeHerrera, Universal's chief executive officer, is well-known by the AEA
through his past service as board chairman, being an active board member and
work on numerous committees, including aviation tort reform. q
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