L-3 Communications Announces Multi-Band Manpack Receiver Availability.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 2004 L-3 Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LLL LLL abbr. left lower lobe (of the lung) ) announced today availability for first customer shipments of its Multi-band Manpack Receiver, a portable receive-only terminal capable of receiving reconnaissance video and sensor data from multiple airborne platforms. Funded and developed by L-3 through its Communication Systems - West (CS-West) division, the Multi-band Manpack Receiver supports all common UAV UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV Unmanned Air Vehicle UAV Unmanned Aerospace Vehicle UAV Unmanned Airborne Vehicle UAV Uninhabited Air Vehicle UAV Urban Assault Vehicle UAV Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle (less common) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
2. CDL - Command Definition Language. Portion of ICES used to implement commands. Sammet 1969, p.618-620. 3. , C/L-Band Analog, and C-Band FSK. L-3's Multi-band Manpack is the next generation of the company's combat proven C-band only receiver, delivering enhanced capabilities in the same lightweight, rugged package. Production deliveries can be ordered now. L-3's Multi-band Manpack Receiver provides military, special operations, and homeland defense personnel connectivity to most aerial surveillance platforms, including Shadow, Predator, Global Hawk, Fire Scout, Dragon Eye, P-3, Eagle Eye and others. The optional wireless access point delivers images and data to an entire squad, enhancing situational awareness and combat effectiveness without significant increase in size or weight. The standard Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery is form, fit, and function compatible with the common military BA-5590 Lithium battery to integrate with existing field equipment logistics, while the small, lightweight and rugged receiver has display, antenna, and control options suitable to meet a variety of combat requirements. "Real-time reconnaissance video and sensor data from the Multi-band Manpack Receiver will increase the combat effectiveness of Allied ground forces and reduce casualties," said Curtis Brunson, president and general manager, CS-West. "The demonstration we will conduct shortly in Australia emphasizes the value of real-time tactical imagery and the importance of right-now, rock-solid interoperability." L-3 CS-West, located in Salt Lake City, Utah For ships of the United States Navy of the same name, see . Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. , is the pre-eminent supplier of wide band data links and mobile SHF and Ku-band airborne satellite terminals for military applications in the world. CS-West has over 40 years experience in providing robust, mobile microwave, satellite terminals and wide band data links for airborne platforms including both manned and unmanned platforms, operating in a variety of environments. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , 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 Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , 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. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and OF 1995 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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