Press Release

L-3 Communications Space & Navigation Recognized as
United Space Alliance’s Large Business of the Year

BUDD LAKE, NJ, March 2, 2004 — L-3 Communications Space & Navigation (L-3 S&N), a division of L-3 Communications Corporation (NYSE:LLL), announced today that it has received the Large Business of the Year award from United Space Alliance (USA). This honor is in recognition of the outstanding performance L-3 S&N has demonstrated on the Space Shuttle program.

L-3 S&N supports USA’s Space Shuttle operations with a combination of hardware upgrades and engineering programs in conjunction with its Integrated Electronics Assembly (IEA) product. The IEA is the only electrical interface between the orbiter and the Solid Rocket Boosters’ (SRB) operational flight system, supporting critical operations such as ignition, thrust vector control, SRB separation and parachute deployment. L-3 S&N’s solutions are a continuation of its heritage of producing highly reliable products for space launch applications.

"USA’s Large Business of the Year award honors the men and women of our organization who have put forth the dedication and performance required to achieve this recognition,” said Paul Wengen, president of L-3 Space & Navigation. “We value our role on the Space Shuttle team and pledge our continued commitment to its success.”

L-3 Space & Navigation, located in Budd Lake, New Jersey, is a world premier provider of inertial instruments and integrated fire control systems to the global marketplace and is a major supplier of high-quality pointing, guidance, control and positioning equipment for satellites, artillery and launch vehicles serving the military, commercial and government markets. The division's products and capabilities include fiber optic and ring laser gyros, reaction wheel assemblies, position navigation units and fire control and digital battlefield solutions.

L-3 Space & Navigation has provided state-of-the-art systems for many critical and strategically important space and national defense programs and is the premier supplier of precision pointing and position location systems for the U.S. Army.

To learn more about L-3 Space & Navigation, please visit the company’s web site at
www.L-3Com.com/Spacenav.

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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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.