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L-3 Communications Awarded Contract for Aircraft Displays

NEW YORK -- Dec. 23, 1999 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Display Systems division has been awarded a contract from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide additional Programmable Tactical Information Displays (PTID) for the F-14D Tomcat aircraft. This multi-year contract modification is valued at $11.2 million and is expected to be completed by September, 2001.

Under the terms of the contract, L-3 Communications will manufacture and install the PTID units, which are used to receive, process and display tactical information in the F-14D. The equipment also receives and displays sensor video for viewing and evaluation by the flight crew. L-3's PTID enables both the tactical display and sensor video functions to be displayed simultaneously or independently.

"We are pleased to have earned the opportunity to extend our relationship with NAVAIR on the F-14D program," said Bob McGill, president of L-3 Display Systems. "For the past 20 years, L-3 Display Systems has provided the Navy with high-quality, cutting-edge display products for this and other U.S. Navy aircraft programs. We look forward to expanding this relationship in the future, as we continue our commitment to providing technologically superior display products."

L-3 Display Systems specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for highly demanding applications. L-3 Display Systems' product line includes cathode ray tube displays, active matrix liquid crystal flat panel displays and flat panel display processor electronics.

L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of secure communications systems and products, avionics and ocean systems, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its customers include the Department of Defense (DoD), U.S. government intelligence agencies, aerospace and defense prime contractors and commercial telecommunications and cellular customers.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's website at www.L-3Com.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation 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.