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To: JakeStraw who wrote (42)	12/21/2001 8:52:51 AM
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Pulse and Lockheed Martin Team Up On Digital Video Imaging System for Apache Helicopter Project Will Provide U.S. Army's Apache Attack Helicopter Fleet With Second Generation Sensor Technology Based On Fibre Channel Standard biz.yahoo.com BRISTOL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2001-- Pulse Specialty Components, a division of Pulse, a Technitrol (NYSE:TNL) company, announced that it has been selected for a collaborative development project with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control to upgrade the combat video imaging system on the U.S. Army's AH-64 Apache attack helicopter. Pulse Specialty Components will assist in the development of a high-speed digital video transmission system using the Fibre Channel standard which is part of the modernized Apache Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS) called Arrowhead. Arrowhead is Lockheed Martin's solution to the Army's requirement for an Apache M-TADS/PNVS upgrade program. The Arrowhead contract is with Team Apache Systems (TAS), which is made up of Lockheed Martin and The Boeing Co. The purpose of TAS is to provide a single focus of operations and support for the M-TADS/PNVS. Arrowhead's forward-looking infrared (FLIR) system will help extend the U.S. Army's Apache program. Arrowhead's modernized targeting and navigation systems allow Apache pilots to fly during the day or night in adverse weather with greater safety and reliability. Arrowhead uses digital video to enhance recording capability and facilitate still-frame video imagery transmission to the ground commander or another aircraft during normal operations. Pulse Specialty Components will supply the Fibre Channel transceiver line interface module (LIM), designed to facilitate the transfer of huge blocks of data at fiber-optic speeds ranging from 531 megabits to 1.0625 gigabits per second between the Apache's electronic equipment and mission computers. Fibre Channel LIMs provide the transmit/receive signal conditioning necessary for bi-directional point-to-point data transmission over common types of media, including printed circuit boards, backplanes, copper cable or fiber optic media. A high-performance, low-cost alternative to complete fiber systems, the Pulse device provides enhanced distance and signal clarity with complete inter-operability per the ANSI X3T11 Fibre Channel standard and 10-bit interface specification.