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AVITEX NAMED 2002 DEALER OF THE YEAR FOR ACSS


Contact:
Steve Henden
Manager, Communications
ACSS, an L-3 Communications & Thales Company
623-445-7021

PHOENIX, November 21, 2002 – ACSS, an L-3 Communications & Thales Company, has named Avitex as their 2002 Dealer of the Year. They have been ACSS’s top-performing dealer since 2001. Their 2001-2002 ACSS orders to date equal more than $11 million and their 2001-2002 ACSS sales to date are more than $8 million.

Headquartered in Moscow, Russia, Avitex is a privately held aviation electronics dealer. The company was established in 1991 and employs approximately 30 people. They also certify, install and sell a variety of domestic and imported avionics systems, including SATCOM, IRS, GPS, FMS and ADC.

Avitex has been involved in ACSS’s TCAS business since its inception. Their first TCAS II installation was in 1995. They have certified TCAS 2000 and Mode S ATDL systems on Ilyushin IL-62, IL-76, IL-86, Antonov An-12, An-38, An-74, An-124, Tupolev Tu-134 and Tu-154 aircraft types. The company has completed approximately 150 TCAS 2000 installations.

ACSS President Joe Hoffman (left) presents a plaque to Valentina M. Agapov (right), CEO of Avitex, in recognition of Avitex's outstanding sales of ACSS products in 2002. The plaque was presented during a recent meeting with Ms. Agapov and Stanislav V. Agapov (center), Avitex Technical Director, at ACSS's facility in Phoenix. The plaque resembles the unique monopulse omni-directional antenna of the ACSS TCAS 2000.

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ACSS (Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems, LLC), an L-3 Communications & Thales Company, is a leader in safety avionics systems. ACSS products include the TCAS 2000 and TCAS 1500 traffic alert and collision avoidance systems, a family of Mode S transponders and the T2CAS, a combined traffic and terrain collision avoidance system. More than 8,000 units of ACSS' TCAS products are currently operating in commercial, corporate and military aircraft. Thales Avionics is the exclusive sales agent of ACSS products to the Commercial Air Transport market. To learn more about ACSS, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3com.com/acss.

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