News & Events: Press Release

L-3 Communications Display Systems Submits Applications
to FAA for TSO and STC Approval

ALPHARETTA, GA, September 29, 2003 — L-3 Communications Display Systems (L-3 Display Systems), a division of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), announced today that it has completed all FAA-mandated testing required for submission of an application for Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval of its new PVIä Series 600 commercial Multi-Function Display (MFD). L-3 will be submitting simultaneous applications for TSO approval and Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval on a Fokker F-27 aircraft. Award of both the TSO and STC approvals is anticipated shortly.

The PVIä Series 600 MFD is L-3 Display Systems’ first product specifically developed for the commercial marketplace. It is a multi-function display intended to replace existing radar indicators with an instrument capable of displaying radar, Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Terrain Avoidance Warning System (TAWS) data. The initial version of the PVIä 600 MFD supports interfaces for the ARINC 708 series of radars, Bendix RDR-1300 radars and TAWS data generated by L-3 ACSS T2CAS systems and Honeywell Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning Systems. Notably, the PVIä 600 MFD design incorporates a solid state LED backlighting system, which eliminates the fluorescent tubes common in most flat panel displays. Fluorescent tubes are life limited and among the highest failure rate components in a typical flat panel display.

“We are very proud of our application submission for TSO and STC,” said Bob McGill, president of L-3 Display Systems. “With 25 years of experience in developing display systems for high-performance aircraft, L-3 Display Systems is well-positioned to bring state-of-the-art technology to the commercial aviation marketplace.”

L-3 Display Systems, located in Alpharetta, Georgia, specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for the world's most advanced applications. The division was recently selected as The Boeing Company’s 2002 Supplier of the Year for Aerospace Support from a field of over 11,000 suppliers and also received the distinguished Preferred Supplier Certification Award from Boeing. L-3 Display Systems offers a wide variety of displays and processors available to meet a host of system architectures for airborne, shipboard and ground-based applications.

To learn more about L-3 Display Systems, please visit the company’s web site at www.L-3Com.com/displays.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems and products, secure communications systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training devices and services, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation, space and navigation products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, 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. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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