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L-3 Communications Appoints A. Anton Frederickson President and Chief Operating Officer of L-3 Titan Group.


NEW YORK -- L-3 Communications (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: LLL LLL
abbr.
left lower lobe (of the lung)
) announced today that A. Anton Frederickson has been appointed president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
 of the newly created Titan Group, which consists of several strategic components of the company's recently acquired L-3 Titan subsidiary. Mr. Frederickson will be based at L-3 Titan's offices in Reston, VA, reporting to Frank C. Lanza, chairman and chief executive officer of L-3 Communications.

In his new position, Mr. Frederickson will guide the operations and strategy of the new L-3 Titan Group, comprised of four Division lines or businesses, each led by an experienced Titan president and general manager. Earl Pontius heads the Technical Resources Division, providing high-value engineering services including acquisition and operational support to the military and to homeland security customers. Bob Osterloh leads the Systems Integration Division, serving the national intelligence community and providing solutions for the fusion, dissemination and sharing of intelligence data. The Sea and Air Division, under Tom Brennan, provides C4ISR C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
C4ISR Command Control Communications Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance
 and in-service ship and aircraft engineering services to a range of Department of Defense and international customers. Les Rose heads the Enterprise Services and Solutions Division, providing comprehensive, IT solutions and operations support to both civil and defense-related government organizations as well as commercial clients.

Prior to joining L-3, Mr. Frederickson served as senior vice president of The Titan Corporation and general manager of its Applied Technologies Sector, a position he had held since 1998. With over 27 years of engineering and leadership experience, Mr. Frederickson began his career in technology development with California Research and Technology, a defense research firm which was acquired by Titan in 1987. From 1989 until 1995, when he rejoined Titan, Mr. Frederickson served in various technical and management positions in the Defense Nuclear Agency, with a focus on countering weapons of mass destruction Weapons that are capable of a high order of destruction and/or of being used in such a manner as to destroy large numbers of people. Weapons of mass destruction can be high explosives or nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological weapons, but exclude the means of transporting or  proliferation, nuclear weapons effects and ballistic missile defense.

"With an extensive background in the management of L-3 Titan's heritage business, Tony is perfectly suited to lead the program activities, engineering and research and development functions of the L-3 Titan Group," said Mr. Lanza. "He is a valuable addition to the company and I look forward to his contributions as we execute on our growth strategy."

Mr. Frederickson is a National Security program graduate of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He received Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science
BS, SB

bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies
 and Masters of Science degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. .

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 Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
  • the US Joint Command see'' Joint Functional Component Command for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
  • the military term, see'' Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, 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.

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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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