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ACSS & L-3 DISPLAY SYSTEMS ENTER SUPPLIER AGREEMENT
-- ACSS To Offer L-3 SuperSet Displays To Commercial Aviation Customers --

ORLANDO, Sept. 10, 2002 - L-3 Communications Display Systems has signed a supplier agreement with ACSS, an L-3 Communications & Thales Company, to offer the SuperSet multi-function display (MFD) to commercial aviation customers. The SuperSet is the first commercial avionics product offered by L-3 Display Systems, who to date, has focused on military platforms.

"The SuperSet family is based on a new, state-of-the-art design using the latest AMLCD technology. The SuperSet MFD is a cost-effective, high-performance display targeted at air transport, regional and business jet customers, for TAWS, TCAS, CDTI and weather radar applications," said Bob McGill, president of L-3 Display Systems.

ACSS, a supplier of safety avionics equipment to the business, regional, air transport and military aviation markets, has agreed to add the SuperSet displays to their portfolio of products.

"We're excited to add the SuperSet displays to our suite of avionic products for commercial operators," said Joe Hoffman, president of ACSS. "This display joins our growing suite of aviation safety products, which includes our T2CASÔ, TCAS 2000 and Mode S available through our global dealer network."

The SuperSet MFD meets a wide range of cockpit traffic, terrain, and radar display requirements. High resolution coupled with outstanding optical performance, provides unsurpassed performance under extreme sunlight, nighttime, or off-angle viewing to meet the demanding requirements of today's cockpit environments. The design flexibility of the SuperSet MFD assures avionics customers of future growth via software options.

Contact Mary Gayle Wright, commercial business development manager for L-3 Display Systems, for more information on the SuperSet displays (+1-770-752-5543).

L-3 Display Systems specializes in the design, development and manufacture of display systems for the world's most demanding applications. Their 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. To learn more about L-3 Display Systems, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3Com.com/displays.

ACSS (Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems), 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, the T2CAS, a combined traffic and terrain collision avoidance system, and MASS, an enhanced TCAS system for military operations. More than 8,000 units of ACSS's TCAS products are operating in commercial, corporate and military aircraft. To learn more about ACSS, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3com.com/acss.

Headquartered in Velizy (France), Thales Avionics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thales, is the European leader and world-renowned partner in avionics and cabin electronics and a world leader in professional electronics for civil and defense markets. To learn more about Thales Avionics, please visit the company's web site at www.thales-avionics.com.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications Corporation is an independent merchant supplier of secure communication systems and products, avionics, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation and wireless products. Its customers include the DoD, selected U.S government intelligence agencies, aerospace and defense prime contractors, and commercial telecommunications and cellular customers. L-3 Communications is jointly owned by Lehman Brothers Capital Partners III, Lockheed Martin and the senior management team of Frank C. Lanza, chairman and chief executive officer and Robert V. LaPenta, president and chief financial officer.

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