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MX-12i Rollout Featured at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)

SANTA ROSA (August 21, 2009) – L-3 Sonoma’s new MX-12i was featured at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems North America 2009 conference in Washington, D.C. from August 10th to the 14th. 

The MX-12i offers the imaging performance of a standard 100lb EO/IR system in a compact 12 inch, 46 lb turret.  Its cost effective design features industry leading stabilization, large aperture optics, and optional IMU based geo-location.  This allows the MX-12i to outperform any other small turret in its class. 

“The MX-12i allows military, government, and law enforcement operators to see farther and make earlier, more confident decisions, day or night”, stated Dom Houlemard, Vice President of Business Development at  L-3 Sonoma.   “The MX-12i also features integrated support electronics, removing the need for a separate Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) and associated racking and cables from the turret installation”. L-3 Sonoma is currently taking orders for the MX-12i, with system deliveries starting in January 2010.

L-3 Sonoma is a leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems. To learn more about L-3 Sonoma, please visit the company’s Web site at www.l-3com.com/seo.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 64,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9 billion.

To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s Web site at www.L-3Com.com.

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