Smiths Secures $30M Opportunity on Apache: Advanced Electrical Power Management System for Japanese AH-64D.Business Editors Paris Air Show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International 2003 LE BOURGET Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.6 km. (6.6 miles) from the center of Paris. A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. , France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003 Smiths Aerospace today announces a Manufacturing License Agreement with Kanto Aircraft Instrument to supply the Advanced Electrical Power Management System (AEPMS) for more than 60 AH-64D AH-64D Apache Attack Helicopter, D version, with Longbow radar improvements Apache helicopters for the Japanese Ground Self Defence Force. The contract is valued at more than $30M for Smiths with deliveries starting from 2003. The Smiths Aerospace facility in Cheltenham will work closely with Kanto to supply the AEPMS technology and the systems will be assembled and tested at the Kanto facility in Fujisawa Japan. Smiths electrical power management system is standard on the Boeing 777 and the AH-64D Longbow longbow Leading missile weapon of the English from the 14th century into the 16th century. Probably of Welsh origin, it was usually 6 ft (2 m) tall and shot arrows more than a yard long. Apache. About the Advanced Electrical Power Management System: The system is comprised of two high power switching modules containing the primary power buses, high power contractors and circuit breakers Circuit breakers Measures instituted by exchanges to stop trading temporarily when the market has fallen by a certain percentage in a specified period. They are intended to prevent a market free fall by permitting buy and sell orders to rebalance. ; and two electrical load If an electric circuit has a well-defined output terminal, the circuit connected to this terminal (or its input impedance) is the load. (The term 'load' may also refer to the power consumed by a circuit; that topic is not discussed here. centres, located in the avionics bay, providing the monitoring and control of the system. The system also contains the secondary power distribution buses and remote power switches. About Smiths: Smiths Aerospace is the leading transatlantic aerospace equipment company, with its 12,000 staff and $2 billion revenues split equally between Europe and North America. Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group plc, holds key positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in electronic systems, actuation systems, precision components, aviation security and detection systems. www.smiths-aerospace.com |
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