CMC Electronics Signs Contract to Supply Avionics for Pilatus PC-21s

Next-generation trainers are headed to the Spanish Air Force

Jonathan Welsh

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 05:42 PM ET

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CMC Electronics is supplying systems for Pilatus PC-21 trainers. [Courtesy: Pilatus]

Key Takeaways:

CMC Electronics secured a multiyear contract with Pilatus Aircraft to supply key avionics for the PC-21 next-generation trainer.
The agreement includes CMC providing heads-up displays (HUD), flight management systems (FMS), and GNSS receivers.
This contract reinforces CMC's long-standing partnership with Pilatus and supports Spain's growing fleet of PC-21 aircraft.

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CMC Electronics, a designer and manufacturer of cockpit systems including avionics, displays, and microelectronics, said it has signed a multiyear contract with Pilatus Aircraft for the use of its equipment in the Pilatus PC-21 next-generation trainer.

The agreement includes CMC supplying the heads-up display, or HUD, and flight management systems as well as a GNSS receiver. The contract award follows Spain’s purchase of an additional PC-21 single-engine turboprops, bringing its total PC-21 fleet to 40 aircraft.