NEW YORK, NY, October 18, 2005 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has joined the U.S. Army Research Development and Engineering Command’s Simulation and Training Technology Center (RDECOM-STTC) and the University of Central Florida (UCF) in establishing a research laboratory for modeling, simulation and training technology development.
Formation of this research initiative, which will be known as the Government-Industry-Academia Simulation Laboratory, was formalized through the joint signing of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). Under the CRADA, Link, RDECOM-STTC and UCF will develop live, virtual and constructive simulation capabilities and an associated test bed environment to pursue advancements in modeling, simulation and training.
This laboratory will provide an objective environment for Link, the U.S. Army’s Research Development and Engineering Command’s Simulation and Training Technology Center and the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Simulation and Training to support innovative modeling, simulation and training research and technology development, said John McNellis, president of Link Simulation and Training. We look forward to working collaboratively in undertaking basic research, applied research and advanced development projects that will result in improved modeling, simulation and training solutions that better support the warfighter.
The research laboratory will establish both a technology demonstration facility and an innovation center, which will support the research, technology development and evaluation process. In addition, the research laboratory will establish and implement a strategy for dual-use technology in the areas of modeling, simulation and training that focus on simulation architectures, learning technologies, artificial intelligence, sensor representation in simulations and behavioral representation and a number of other key areas.
Link Simulation and Training is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment to enhance operational proficiency. Link’s services include conducting front-end analysis, program design, simulator design and production and field support. Link has major operations in Arlington, TX, and other key bases of operation in Binghamton, NY; Orlando, FL; Broken Arrow, OK and Phoenix, AZ.
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. The company is a leading merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products, including guidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption, signal intelligence, antennas and microwave components. L-3 also supports a variety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.
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