NEW YORK, NY, April 4, 2001 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) today announced that its Link
Simulation and Training division has been awarded two engineering change proposals totaling $5.2
million to upgrade CH-47D and UH-60 helicopter simulators used by the U.S. Army. These concurrency
upgrades will be performed by Link's Binghamton, NY facility, and are scheduled for completion
during September 2001.
Under the first award, Link will provide enhancements to a CH-47D Chinook simulator located
in South Korea. These upgrades will include modifying the simulated engines and making the CH-47D
simulated cockpit night vision goggle compatible.
Under the second award, Link will upgrade two individual flight simulators, a CH-47D
Chinook and a UH-60A/L Black Hawk, located at the Army's Fort Campbell in Kentucky. Link
will upgrade both simulators' visual system image generation systems as well as perform
additional modifications, including upgrades to both the CH-47D and UH-60A/L simulators that
will keep the trainers' avionics and aircraft systems current with the aircraft configuration.
In addition, the CH-47 simulator will receive a new instructor operator station and the UH-60
simulator will receive a new computational system.
The CH-47 and UH-60 simulators are used by the U.S. Army to maintain aircrew operational
proficiency and develop mission readiness skills. The simulators provide aircrews the
capability to practice ground operations, airfield takeoffs and landings, confined area landings,
hovering, formation flight, instrument flight, emergency procedures and operation in a hostile
tactical environment. The upgraded, concurrent trainers will ensure positive pilot habit transfers
occur between simulator training and actual aircraft operation, allowing more CH-47 and UH-60 pilot
training to be offloaded to the training devices.
Link Simulation & Training is a systems integration organization that specializes
in delivering and supporting training systems and equipment that enhance operational
proficiency. Link's full range of services include conducting front end analysis, program
design, course development and production, interactive distance learning, simulator design
and production, training implementation, training evaluation, training management and field
support. Link has its headquarters operation in Arlington, Tex. and other major bases of
operation in Kirkwood, NY, Orlando, Fla., and Broken Arrow, Okla.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of
secure communications systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training products,
microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its
customers include the Department of Defense, selected U.S. government intelligence agencies,
aerospace prime contractors and commercial telecommunications and cellular customers.
To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's website at
www.L-3Com.com.
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