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L-3 COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCES 150th TACTICAL DISPLAY FOR THE F-14 AIRCRAFT

The PTID units are used to receive, process, and display tactical information and are currently deployed in the Navy's F-14A, B, & D variants. The equipment also receives and displays high-resolution sensor video for viewing and evaluation by the flight crew in real time. L-3's PTID enables both the tactical display and sensor video functions to be displayed simultaneously or independently.

"L-3's Display Systems division is a recognized leader in its market, having supplied high-performance displays for over 22 years to the world's most demanding military programs," said Bob McGill, president of L-3 Communications' Display Systems division. "We are proud to have reached this delivery milestone and especially proud of our continued commitment to providing superior display products for the U.S. Navy."

Mr. McGill further noted that L-3's displays are installed on over 20 different airborne, shipboard and land-based platforms currently in use by U.S. and international military organizations.

L-3 Communications' Display Systems specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for highly demanding applications. Its product line includes cathode ray tube displays, active matrix liquid crystal flat panel displays and display processor electronics.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of secure communications systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training products, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, selected U.S. government intelligence agencies, aerospace prime contractors and commercial telecommunications and wireless customers.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3Com.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in the company's Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-looking Statements included in the company's recent filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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