Universal Avionics
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| name = Universal Avionics Systems Corporation
| logo = Universal_Avionics_logo.png
| type = Subsidiary
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| founder = Hubert L. Naimer{{cite web | title = Hubert L. Naimer | publisher = Universal Avionics Systems Corporation | date = September 14, 2004 | url = http://www.uasc.com/marketing/newsdetail.asp?newsid=56 | access-date = March 6, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071223233128/http://www.uasc.com/marketing/newsdetail.asp?newsid=56 |archive-date = December 23, 2007}}
| location_city = Tucson, Arizona
| location_country = United States
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| key_people = Joachim (Ted) L. Naimer (President)
Dror Yahav (Chief executive officer)
| industry = Aerospace
| products = Avionics, including Flight Management Systems
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| parent = Elbit Systems
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| homepage = [http://www.uasc.com/ uasc.com]
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Universal Avionics Systems Corporation, also known as Universal Avionics, is an international company headquartered in Tucson, Arizona in the United States. It primarily focuses on flight management systems (FMS) and cockpit instrument displays for private, business, and commercial aircraft. The company has domestic offices in Arizona, Kansas, Washington, and Georgia, and overseas offices in Switzerland.
History
Universal Avionics was founded in 1981 by Hubert L. Naimer. Its first FMS was introduced in 1982.{{cite web | url = http://www.uasc.com/products/index.asp?contentid=prod_fms | title = Flight Management Systems | access-date = March 6, 2008 | publisher = Universal Avionics Systems Corporation}} In 1999, Universal Avionics started its Instrument Division with the purchase of a line of flat panel integrated displays from Avionic Displays Corporation of Norcross, Georgia. On September 12, 2004, Hubert L. Naimer died and his son Joachim L. Naimer assumed the position of President and CEO. On September 25, 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave TSO approval to Universal's WAAS/SBAS enabled Flight Management Systems.{{cite web | url = http://www.uasc.com/marketing/newsdetail.asp?newsid=101 | title = FAA Grants Universal Avionics WAAS-FMS Approval at 60th ANNUAL NBAA | access-date = March 6, 2008 | date = September 25, 2007 | publisher = Universal Avionics Systems Corporation |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071224003548/http://www.uasc.com/marketing/newsdetail.asp?newsid=101 |archive-date = December 24, 2007}}{{cite web | url = http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/Universal_WAAS_FMS_196114-1.html | title = Universal Avionics WAAS-FMS | access-date = April 1, 2008 | author = Glenn Pew | date = September 11, 2007 | publisher = Aviation Publishing Group }} It was the first FMS to be certified for WAAS LPV.{{cite web | first = Stephen | last = Pope | title = Cockpit Avionics 2009 | url = http://www.ainonline.com/news/single-news-page/article/cockpit-avionics-2009/ | publisher = AINonline | date = August 1, 2009 | access-date = August 4, 2009}} In March 2018 it was announced that the Naimer family was selling the company to Israel's Elbit Systems;{{cite press release |url=http://uasc.com/home/library/news/2018/03/22/elbit-systems-ltd.-receives-governmental-approval-to-acquire |title=Elbit Systems Ltd. Receives Governmental Approval to Acquire Universal Avionics Systems Corporation |publisher=Universal Avionics Systems Corporation |date=March 22, 2018 |access-date=March 23, 2018 |archive-date=March 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323092359/http://uasc.com/home/library/news/2018/03/22/elbit-systems-ltd.-receives-governmental-approval-to-acquire |url-status=dead }} the sale was completed the following month.{{cite web|url=https://elbitsystems.com/pr-new/elbit-systems-completes-acquisition-universal-avionics-systems-corporation/|website=elbitsystems.com|title=Elbit Systems Completes the Acquisition of Universal Avionics Systems Corporation|date=April 11, 2018|access-date=June 10, 2024}}
Following the acquisition Universal Avionics will continue to operate, with the same management and workforce and under the same name, as a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America.
Products
= Flight Management Systems =
= Synthetic Vision =
Universal offers the Vision-1 Synthetic Vision (SVS) System. The Vision-1 was the first SVS product certified for Part 25 aircraft.{{cite web | url = http://www.aviationtoday.com/Assets/cmsimages/archives/av/0807/Universal-ILP.pdf | title = Profile - Universal Avionics | access-date = April 1, 2008 | date = August 2007 | work = Avionics Magazine | publisher = Access Intelligence, LLC. | pages = 53 | archive-date = February 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120210034653/http://www.aviationtoday.com/Assets/cmsimages/archives/av/0807/Universal-ILP.pdf | url-status = dead }}
= Terrain Awareness and Warning System =
Universal offers a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) with a 3D perspective mode.
= Flat Panel Integrated Displays =
Universal offers Flat Panel Integrated Displays.
= Communications Management Units =
Universal offers the 1 MCU UniLink CMU (Communication Management Unit) with or without a built-in VDR (VHF Data Radio). The UniLink CMU is capable of operating in 25 kHz and 8.333 kHz channel spacing environments and operating as part of the ACARS data network.