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Press Release
For Release: IMMEDIATE
Media Contact:
Gayle Manculich
Phone: (412) 967-7477
Email:
gayle.manculich@l-3com.com
L-3 Brashear Selected to
Polish 115-Year-Old Lens Manufactured
by John A. Brashear Co.
PITTSBURGH, PA, November 29, 2007 – L-3 Brashear,
a division of L-3 Communications, today cleaned and
inspected a 12-inch-diameter visual telescope objective
lens originally manufactured by the John A. Brashear
Co. in 1893. The lens is returning to Pittsburgh
from the Dudley Observatory in New York.
John Brashear was the foremost optician of his day. His
optic lenses and telescopes are still considered
to be among the finest refracting instruments ever
made. The John A. Brashear Co., now known
as L-3 Brashear, is part of L-3 Communications Corporation.
The lens is part of the Pruyn Equatorial Telescope
purchased in 1893, and the historic telescope will
soon resume its role after being refurbished and
installed at the Arunah Hill Natural Science Center
in Cummington, Massachusetts.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, L-3 Brashear
products include a full range of precision polished
optics, large diameter telescopes – some requiring
precise pointing and fast tracking – integrated
optical sights that give the warfighter lethal advantage
both day and night, stabilized platforms that support
ship self-protection for the fleet, beam directors
and laser communications terminals, fire control
solutions for the land and naval warrior, test range
products (including the Kineto Tracking Mount (KTM)
and Digital Control System (DCS)), range support
services and Research & Development services.
To learn more about L-3 Brashear, please visit the
company’s web site at www.L-3Com.com/brashear.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications
employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime
system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance,
C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence,
Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government
services. L-3 is also a leading provider of
high technology products, systems and subsystems. The
company reported 2006 sales of $12.5 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s
web site at www.L-3Com.com.
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Except for historical information contained herein,
the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking
statements. Statements that are predictive
in nature, that depend upon or refer to events or
conditions or that include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and
similar expressions 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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