NEW YORK, NY, March 29, 2007 – L-3
Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its WESCAM (L-3
WESCAM) subsidiary has been selected by Agusta Westland to provide
56 MX®-15Di turrets as the Electro-Optical Laser Designator
system for the United Kingdom’s Future Lynx program. System
deliveries are slated to begin late in 2009 and will continue through
2014.
The British Army’s Battlefield Reconnaissance Helicopters
(BRH) and the Royal Navy’s Surface Combatant Maritime Rotorcraft
(SCMR), Future Lynx’s new airframes, will utilize L-3 WESCAM’s
exceptional long-range electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) technology
to support crucial maritime, battlefield reconnaissance and combat
missions. In-service dates for Future Lynx are 2013 for the
British Army and 2014 for the Royal Navy.
“We are extremely pleased to have been selected by Agusta
Westland to participate in this important new platform program,” said
John Dehne, President of L-3 WESCAM. “This selection
demonstrates the requirement for industry-leading sensor technology
and further strengthens L-3 WESCAM’s position as a key supplier
of dedicated solutions to the defense marketplace.”
The MX-15Di is part of L-3 WESCAM’s MX-Family of imaging
products. The series is a true family of sensor systems,
spanning a broad range of size, weight and performance parameters. The
series uses common components and common interior electronics,
which simplify interchangeability and create efficiencies in support,
technology growth and reduced life cycle cost. The real-time
tactical information captured by MX systems is used by military
and government agencies for intelligence, surveillance, targeting
and reconnaissance missions worldwide.
L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and
manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems. To
learn more about L-3 WESCAM, please visit the company’s web
site at www.wescam.com.
MX® is a registered trademark of WESCAM Inc.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over
63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system contractor in aircraft
modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command,
Control, Communication, 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 2006 sales of $12.5 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s web
site at www.L-3Com.com.
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