News & Events: Press Release

L-3 Communications Announces
Expansion of Alpharetta, Georgia Facility

Alpharetta, GA, January 27, 1998 - L-3 Display Systems, a division of L-3 Communications Corporation, announces the commencement of construction of a 53,000 sq. ft. addition to the current facility located in Alpharetta, Georgia. The new addition will house the Operations branch of L-3 Display Systems.

"The new building addition will more than double the size of our present facility in Alpharetta, and will relocate approximately 160 jobs to the community", said the company president, George Lombard. The relocation of the Operations branch to Alpharetta will occur in August 1998. "We will have under a single roof one of the nation's most modern, full service, avionics display systems companies", Lombard added.

Upon completion of construction, total employment at the Alpharetta facility will number approximately 300.

Expansion project partners include Randall Paulson Architects Inc. headquartered in Roswell, Georgia and Beers/York Construction Company Inc. headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

L-3 Display Systems specializes in the design, development and manufacture of visual imaging systems and ruggedized display systems for demanding environments and particularly challenging applications. Product line includes active matrix liquid crystal flat panel displays, cathode ray tube displays and display processor electronics. L-3 has a legacy of more than 20 years in the development and manufacture of avionics display solutions for both tactical as well as surveillance aircraft, such as the E-2C Hawkeye, the F-14 Tomcat, the S-3 Viking, the F-117A Stealth fighter, and the V-22 Osprey. Other display system applications include the SH-60J helicopter and the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) amphibious vehicle.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications Corporation is an independent merchant supplier of secure communication systems and products, avionics, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation and wireless products. Its customers include the DoD, selected U.S government intelligence agencies, aerospace and defense prime contractors, and commercial telecommunications and cellular customers. L-3 Communications is jointly owned by Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, Lockheed Martin and the senior management team of Frank C. Lanza, chairman and chief executive officer and Robert V. LaPenta, president and chief financial officer.

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