L-3 Electron Devices Offers New 28 VDC Microwave Power Module

SAN CARLOS, CA, December 8, 2004 — L-3 Communications Electron Devices (L-3 EDD), a division of L-3 Communications, announced today that it has expanded its popular Microwave Power Module (MPM) product line with the availability of a 28 VDC prime power version to complement its existing 270 VDC and 90–260 VAC RF power amplifier offerings. This important advance means that several MPM products can now be scaled to provide peak RF output power as high as 1 kilowatt on certain narrowband applications within the same relative form factor, making L-3’s MPMs extremely attractive to a wide variety of new and enhanced retrofit applications. The initial product offering has been designated the M1221 Series, which features up to 100 watts in output power over a broad operating range of 6–18 GHz.

“We have seen a dramatic increase in the acceptance of our MPM products within the aerospace community prompted by the inherent advantages of MPMs over traditional TWTA and solid state offerings — particularly in advanced data link, SAR/MTI radar and even electronic countermeasure applications,” said Rob Elmore, vice president of marketing and programs at L-3 Electron Devices. “With this new 28 VDC front end, we're able to better serve the dominant bus voltage common to most global aerospace platforms.”

L-3 EDD’s MPM is a supercomponent, combining a solid state driver with a vacuum power booster (VPB) and integrated power conditioner (IPC) in a much smaller, lighter and more efficient package. L-3’s MPMs are used in the USAF Predator and Global Hawk UAVs as well as in various SATCOM applications around the world. More information on L-3 EDD MPM products can be obtained at www.edd.L-3Com.com/mpm/, or by calling Mike Sweeney at 650-591-8411, ext. 2294.

L-3 Electron Devices is a worldwide supplier of microwave power devices to all major prime contractors on key military programs, including missile seekers, aircraft navigation and landing systems, airborne and ground radars and electronic warfare and communications systems. The company also supplies transmitter tubes to the broadcast television industry. L-3 Electron Devices has offices in San Carlos, California, and Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

To learn more about L-3 Electron Devices, please visit the company’s web site at www.L-3Com.com/edd.

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.

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