F-16 Flight Simulators Reach One Millionth Hour of Operational Service.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2001

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) today announced that F-16 flight simulators, built by its Arlington, Texas-based Link Simulation and Training division for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Air National Guard, have reached one million hours of service.

These flight simulators, known as F-16 Unit Training Devices (UTDs), are being used to train every Air Force and Air National Guard F-16 pilot. From 1996 to 2000, Link has delivered 68 F-16 UTDs to the Air Force and Air National Guard.

"The F-16 UTD simulators took advantage of advancements in computing technology and marked the beginning of a new era in cost-effective military flight simulation," said Gary Nesta, Link Simulation and Training's vice president of training systems. "F-16 UTDs have been purchased and are being maintained at a substantial reduction in cost compared to legacy F-16 simulators. Additionally, these complex simulators are providing a 98 percent reliability factor that helps ensure F-16 pilot training is delivered when and where required."

"This program also has been underscored by a close and successful working relationship between Link and the Air Force and Air National Guard," Mr. Nesta added. "With their help, the F-16 UTD team has been able to design a simulator that realistically supports the services' new student, initial, transition, and continuation training. We look forward to working with the Air Force and Air National Guard in the years to come to ensure these trainers continue to provide effective F-16 pilot training."

"The Unit Training Device millionth hour of power-on operation is a significant industry accomplishment," added U.S. Air Force Col. Larry Skapin, director of the Training Systems Product Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. "The employees of L-3 Communications and Link Simulation and Training should be proud of their dedicated work and cooperation with our Air Force team to make such an achievement possible. The United States Air Force and Air National Guard F-16 fighter community has greatly benefited from the training made possible by the Unit Training Device, and we look forward to many more years of continued service."

In addition to producing the F-16 UTDs, Link is providing on-call contractor logistics support. This support has included providing maintenance, spares, simulator enhancements and aircraft concurrency support from Training System Support Centers in Arlington, TX and at Ogden Air Force Base, UT.

F-16 UTDs - which have been delivered in Block 25, 30, 40, 42, 50 and 52 configurations - support training in emergency procedures, avionics operation, and air-to-air and air-to-ground combat training within a dense threat environment. In addition, pilots are able to practice acquiring and identifying targets and accurately delivering weapons under a full range of weather conditions at any time of day.

These trainers, which represent the second largest purchase of simulators under a single Air Force contract, today are being used to train pilots within the Air Education and Training Command, Air Combat Command, Pacific Air Force, United States Air Force Europe and Air National Guard.

Link Simulation and Training is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment designed to 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 in Arlington, TX and other major bases of operation in Binghamton, NY, Orlando, FL, Broken Arrow, OK, Phoenix, AZ and Herndon, VA.

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 wireless customers.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3Com.com.

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