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L-3 Communications Display Systems Delivers 1,000th T-38c Cockpit Display

Farnborough, England, July 20, 2004 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Display Systems division (L-3 Display Systems) has delivered its 1,000th cockpit display system to The Boeing Company in support of the T-38C Avionics Upgrade Program (AUP) for the U.S. Air Force. As of May 2004, L-3 Display Systems has delivered 546 Multi-Function Displays (MFDs) and 569 Electronic Engine Displays (EEDs). L-3 Display Systems is currently under contract for FY’04 production requirements and will provide MFDs and EEDs for a cumulative total of 359 aircraft. The upcoming FY’05–’08 production contract will cover the remaining balance of 150 aircraft for total fleet requirements of approximately 2,000 displays.

“We are very proud to be a part of the Boeing/USAF T-38C team and to reach this significant milestone,” said Bob McGill, president of L-3 Display Systems. “Through the application of Lean principles, which enhance our manufacturing and quality processes by eliminating waste in all phases of production, L-3 Display Systems’ T-38C product team is consistently delivering high quality displays on time.”

L-3 Display Systems is a Boeing Preferred Supplier and winner of Boeing’s 2002 Supplier of the Year for Aerospace Support. L-3 Display Systems specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for the world's most advanced applications. The division’s product line includes 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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