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Press Release
L-3 Communications
Space & Navigation Division Awarded
Follow-on Space Shuttle Contract From United Space Alliance
BUDD LAKE, NJ, May 10, 2004 — L-3 Communications Space & Navigation
(L-3 S&N), a division of L-3 Communications Corporation (NYSE:LLL),
announced today that it has been awarded a significant follow-on
contract from United Space Alliance (USA) to provide sustaining
engineering, production and pre- and post-launch support of the
Space Shuttle program through April 2006.
L-3 S&N supports USA’s Space Shuttle operations with
a combination of hardware upgrades and engineering programs along
with its Integrated Electronics Assembly (IEA). The IEA is the
only electrical interface between the orbiter and the Solid Rocket
Boosters’ (SRB) operational flight system, supporting critical
operations such as ignition, thrust vector control, SRB separation
and parachute deployment.
“
This important follow-on award allows L-3 S&N to maintain its
position as an integral and key supplier of hardware and engineering
support to USA,” said Paul Wengen, president of L-3 Space & Navigation. “We
are especially pleased to continue our work for the Space Shuttle
program under this contract, as it demonstrates our customers’ recognition
of our consistent performance, dedication and capability as a valued
team member.”
L-3 Space & Navigation, located in Budd Lake, New Jersey, is
a world premier provider of inertial instruments and integrated
fire control systems to the global marketplace and is a major supplier
of high-quality pointing, guidance, control and positioning equipment
for satellites, artillery and launch vehicles serving the military,
commercial and government markets. The division's products and
capabilities include fiber-optic and ring laser gyros, reaction
wheel assemblies, position navigation units and fire control and
digital battlefield solutions. L-3 S&N has provided state-of-the-art
systems for many critical and strategically important space
and national defense programs and is the premier supplier
of precision
pointing and position location systems for the U.S. Army.
To learn more
about L-3 S&N, please visit the company’s
web site at www.L-3Com.com/Spacenav.
Headquartered
in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
(ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft
modernization,
training and government services and is a merchant supplier
of a broad array of high technology products. Its customers
include
the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security,
selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace
prime contractors.
To learn more
about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's web site
at www.L-3Com.com.
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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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