L-3 Communications Awarded Contract To Upgrade And Sustain U.S. Navy E-6B Fleet Through 2035.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 2004 L-3 Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LLL LLL abbr. left lower lobe (of the lung) ) today announced that its Integrated Systems division (L-3 IS) will be awarded a significant portion of a $79 million contract by the U.S. Navy to provide mission systems upgrades to its E-6B fleet as part of a team led by Rockwell Collins. Under the contract, which extends through 2009, the L-3 Communications division will perform work valued at approximately $25 million. The program, which may be extended through the year 2035, has a potential total value in excess of $300 million. The E-6 Block I Modification program addresses legacy system integration deficiencies and projected obsolescence ob·so·les·cent adj. 1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete. 2. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. issues by upgrading primary mission systems and establishing an open system architecture for mission avionics. The program also will modify the electrical power and cooling systems, enabling those systems to operate without external support equipment and without running aircraft engines. The aircraft modification work will be performed at the L-3 IS Waco, Texas facility. L-3 IS will provide the upgrades to the power and cooling systems, develop aircraft A-kits, and integrate and test the upgraded mission systems. "We're extremely proud to have won this vital program with our partners at Rockwell Collins," said Bob Drewes, president of L-3 Integrated Systems. "The E-6B is a strategically important asset in our nation's defense. We're very pleased that the Navy has demonstrated their confidence in our team by choosing to extend our long standing relationship on the platform." For more than 28 years, L-3 has supported the U.S. Navy's E-6 mission systems improvements, including, over the past decade, conversion of the entire E-6 fleet to perform missions previously performed by the E-6A Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO TACAMO Take Charge & Move Out ) and EC-135 Airborne Command Post A suitably equipped aircraft used by the commander for the control of his or her forces. (ABNCP ABNCP Airborne Command Post ABNCP Airborne National Command Post ) fleets. The E-6 airframe is a Boeing 707 extensively modified to provide highly reliable and survivable communications between the President of the United States The head of the Executive Branch, one of the three branches of the federal government. The U.S. Constitution sets relatively strict requirements about who may serve as president and for how long. , Secretary of Defense and the U.S. strategic forces. The E-6B modification added battle staff positions and other specialized equipment, including extensive aerodynamic and structural analysis, systems engineering, electrical and mechanical design, kit manufacture and installation, airframe and avionics testing, and logistics analysis and support. L-3 Integrated Systems is an SEI CMM Level 5 developer and integrator of complex electronic systems for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance may refer to:
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. Note to editors: For more information on the airborne portion of the TACAMO Communications System of the E-6 aircraft, go to: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/factfile/aircraft/air-e6a.html For more information on the mission of the ABNCP of the E-6 aircraft, go to: http://www.stratcom.af.mil/factsheetshtml/ABNCP.htm 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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