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L-3 Communications Wins Contract
To Provide Tactical Workstation Displays for E2-C Aircraft

NEW YORK, NY, September 30, 1998 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Display Systems division has been awarded a contract from Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP) to provide tactical workstation displays for the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft. The multi-year contract is valued in excess of $6 million and is expected to be complete by February, 2000.

Under the contract, L-3 will provide enhanced main display units (EMDUs) and spare parts for the E-2C Airborne Early Warning/Command and Control aircraft. The EMDU is a high-resolution, color, CRT beam index display with an 11"x11" viewable area. The EMDU provides the E-2C system operators a significant improvement in visual representation of the total tactical picture for enhanced situation awareness. Key EMDU advantages include expansion of symbol display capacity by 1,000%, multi-color imagery to enhance visual orientation and efficiency, and auxiliary data display windows options. These improvements provide an order of magnitude increase in target detection and display capabilities to meet the increasing demands of the E-2C operational environment.

Over 250 production EMDUs have been delivered to date. EMDUs have been procured worldwide for use by the United States Navy, French Navy, Egyptian Navy, and the Republic of China.

The Display Systems division of L-3 Communications specializes in the design, development and manufacture of display systems for severe, demanding environments. L-3 has a 20-year history as a leading supplier of advanced avionics display systems for military customers. L-3s product line includes active matrix liquid crystal flat panel displays, CRT displays and display processor electronics.

L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of secure communication systems and products, microwave components, avionics and ocean systems and telemetry instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, U.S. government intelligence agencies, aerospace and defense prime contractors, foreign governments and commercial telecommunications and cellular customers.

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