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NEW YORK, NY, November 14, 2006 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has won a contract to provide the U.S. Navy with its first P-3C Forward Deployed Trainer (FDT). Under this contract the Navy may procure up to nine additional FDTs.
P-3C Orion crews play a major role in searching, locating, tracking, identifying and attacking surface, subsurface and overland targets. As the crew acquires information from the aircraft’s sensor systems, the P-3C quickly communicates this key data to other aircraft or command centers.
The P-3C FDT has been designed to support immersive training at three of the aircraft’s acoustic and non-acoustic sensor operator consoles. The trainer is modular, allowing consoles to be flexibly arranged to operate within the small footprint requirements found at austere overseas operations. A personal computer-based instructor operator station enables the designated instructor to control the training exercise.
"As P-3C crews continue to play increasingly active roles overseas and training opportunities are reduced, the Navy recognized the value in a forward deployed, high fidelity training device," said John McNellis, president of Link Simulation and Training. "The FDT will prove particularly valuable to P-3C crews overseas, enabling these crews to undergo simulation-based training that will help maintain their proficiency in tracking targets over complex operating environments."
The initial P-3C FDT will be delivered to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL and is planned to reach ready-for-training status in March 2008. The last contract option is scheduled to be exercised by the Navy during the latter part of 2008.
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 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.
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