L-3 Communications' EER Systems, Inc. Awarded Contract Supporting the Air Force's Air Combat Command.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002

L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that EER Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3, has been awarded a contract to integrate Measurements and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT) capability into the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS).

This task order was awarded under the General Services Administration's ANSWER (Applications 'n' Support for Widely-diverse EndUser Requirements) contract. The initial value of the award is $3.3 million through March of 2003, with options providing a total potential contract value of $57.4 million through 2008.

The AF DCGS simultaneously tasks and receives, processes, exploits, and disseminates multi-discipline intelligence data from national, theater, tactical, and commercial collection assets in a distributed environment to support national, joint, combined, and Air Force operations.

"This key award builds on EER's extensive background in supporting the intelligence community," said Dr. Jai N. Gupta, president of L-3 EER Group. "We are very pleased to have the opportunity to support the Air Force's leading edge development in this area."

Responsibilities under this contract include MASINT functional/program management, exploitation and analysis operations, operational planning, system development, integration, and training. Additionally, EER along with L-3 Communications Analytics Corporation, will support Headquarters Air Combat Command, Directorate of Intelligence; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems Division; and ISR Ground Systems Branch at Langley Air Force Base, VA. In addition to Langley, work will be performed at AF DCGS sites worldwide including Washington, DC, California, Hawaii, Korea, and Germany.

EER Systems, Inc., based in Chantilly, VA, is a recognized industry leader providing a wide range of technology-based services, support, and products to federal, state, and local governments and to the private sector. Founded in 1979, EER's primary business areas include information technology, systems engineering, wide-area security systems, technology-based maintenance aids, business and program management services, and intelligence community support.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) products, 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 US 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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