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L-3 Communications Awarded Electronic Flight Instrument/Radar Display Unit Contract for Royal Australian Air Force C-130H Aircraft

New York -- 30 January 2003 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Display Systems division has been awarded a contract from Marshall Aerospace to provide electronic flight instruments/radar display units (EFI/RDU) for Royal Australian Air Force C-130 aircraft. This multi-year contract is valued at over $3 million.

Under the terms of this contract, L-3 will manufacture 5.5" color active matrix LCD-based displays for the Royal Australian Air Force C-130H fleet. L-3's EFI/RDU is a form-fit-functional replacement display for outdated attitude direction indicators (ADI), horizon situation indicators (HSI), and radar display units (RDU). Five EFI/RDU displays will be installed in the cockpit replacing the older electromechanical instruments. The displays are night vision imaging system (NVIS) compatible and provide dual GPS/TACAN distance to go readouts. The new EFIs/RDUs will provide increased reliability with dramatically improved performance in addition to lower life cycle cost.

"This contract expands L-3 Display Systems' relationship with the international C-130 community and upgrades the venerable C-130 cockpit with the most advanced display technology available," said Bob McGill, president of L-3 Display Systems. "We are pleased to build upon our 25 year heritage in display systems to provide the Royal Australian Air Force with these next-generation cockpit displays. We believe that this cost-effective ADI/HSI/RDU replacement will also find residence on a number of other airborne platforms worldwide."

L-3's EFI/RDU display and other L-3 display products will be on operational display at the Australian International Airshow, Hall C/Stand 317, February 11-16, at the Avalon Airport in Geelong, Victoria.

L-3 Display Systems specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for the world's most demanding applications. L-3's product line includes a wide variety of displays and processors available to meet a multitude of system architectures for airborne, shipboard and ground-based applications.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) products, secure communications systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training products, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, selected US government intelligence agencies, aerospace prime contractors and commercial telecommunications and wireless customers. To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's website at www.L-3Com.com.

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