NEW YORK, NY, September 5, 2001 - L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) today announced that its Link
Simulation and Training division has been awarded a transition contract to provide training, support
and management for the U.S. Air Force's C-141 Total Training System. Under the agreement, the Air
Force will exercise 10 one-year options that will grow the program to approximately $67 million in value.
"The C-141 is a key platform in the nation's military airlift operations and we look forward to
supporting this capability by graduating highly proficient aircrew and maintenance personnel at the
peak of mission readiness," said David Williams, Link Simulation and Training's vice president of
training services programs. "This is a major win for Link and helps to underscore the full range of
services we can offer on military training and simulation programs today."
Approximately 2,500 C-141 Starlifter aircrew and maintenance personnel will rotate through the
training system, at six military bases in the United States, on an annual basis. C-141 pilots,
navigators, flight engineers and loadmasters will receive initial qualification, upgrade and continuation
training from Link personnel. In addition, C-141 maintenance personnel will be able to perform both
operational checkouts and troubleshooting on simulated aircraft subsystems.
Four C-141 Weapon System Trainers (WST) -- located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH;
March Air Force Base, CA; Memphis Air National Guard Base; and the East Coast Training Location
for McGuire Air Force Base, NJ -- will train aircrews in normal and emergency procedures, formation
flight and low-level airdrop procedures. Prior to training on the C-141 WSTs, aircrew members will
undergo computer-based training in their discipline. Next, depending on their course of instruction,
aircrew members will gain additional training on C-141 cockpit procedures trainers or load master
trainers.
Thirty-six C-141 maintenance trainers that Link will maintain will be located at Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base to train C-141 maintenance technicians. Maintenance personnel will be able to train
on subsystems including fire control and armament; flight control and instruments; and communications,
navigation and electronic countermeasures avionics systems.
Under the contract, Link will also operate and support the program's Training System Support
Center (TSSC). TSSC personnel will modify trainer hardware, create lesson courseware and provide
software configuration management and concurrency. Link will staff the TSSC, which is located at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, with management, engineering and technical personnel.
At the heart of the TSSC will be a new training management system designed by Link that
will offer high-speed, on-line report access and provide student continuation training via
the Internet. The training management system will also coordinate scheduling, manage training
resources and analyze both aircrew and maintenance personnel trends.
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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forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number
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