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L-3 Communications Display Systems’ PVI-600™ Series Multi-Function Display
Receives Technical Standard Order (TSO) Approval

ALPHARETTA, GA, February 12, 2004 — L-3 Communications Display Systems (L-3 Display Systems), a division of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), announced today that it has received FAA Technical Standard Order (TSO) certification approval of its new PVI-600™ Series commercial Multi-Function Display (MFD).

The PVI-600™ Series MFD is L-3 Display Systems’ first product specifically developed for the commercial marketplace. It is a multi-function display intended to replace existing radar indicators with an instrument capable of displaying radar, Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) data. The initial version of the PVI-600™ Series MFD supports interfaces for the ARINC 708 series of radars, Bendix RDR-1300 radars and TAWS data generated by L-3 ACSS T2CAS systems.

Notably, the PVI-600™ MFD design incorporates a solid state LED backlighting system, which eliminates the fluorescent tubes common in most flat panel displays. Fluorescent tubes are life limited and among the highest failure rate components in a typical flat panel display.

“We are very pleased to have received FAA TSO certification on our PVI-600™ display, and we look forward to developing our family of display systems for the commercial aviation marketplace,” said Bob McGill, president of L-3 Display Systems. “The success of the PVI-600™ Series Multi-Function Display gives us immediate entry into the commercial aviation avionics market and strengthens our extensive LCD display portfolio. We expect the PVI-600™ to be utilized on an extensive range of aircraft, from business jets to regional and commercial air transports.”

The FAA TSO-C105 and TSO-C113 were awarded concurrently with the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) on a Fokker model F-27 aircraft. Chippewa Aerospace provided the technical integration for the STC.

L-3 Display Systems, located in Alpharetta, Georgia, specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for the world's most advanced applications. The division was selected as The Boeing Company’s 2002 Supplier of the Year for Aerospace Support from a field of over 11,000 suppliers and also received the distinguished Preferred Supplier Certification Award from Boeing. L-3 Display Systems offers a wide variety of displays and processors available to meet a host 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.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services and is a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's web site 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. 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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