L-3 Communications Receives National Security Agency -NSA- Certification and First Ever HAIPIS Compliance for RedEagle KG-240 IP Network Encryptor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2004 L-3 Communications is the leading Developer of HAIPIS HAIPIS High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification Compliant Virtual Private Networking (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) Solutions for Classified Networks L-3 Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LLL LLL abbr. left lower lobe (of the lung) ) announced today that the RedEagle(TM) KG-240, a 100 Mbps Internet Protocol secure network encryption product designed and manufactured by its Communication Systems-East Division, received certification by the NSA to support levels of classified traffic through Top Secret/SCI. The RedEagle KG-240 has also successfully passed the U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR SPAWAR Space & Naval Warfare Systems Command (US Navy) SPAWAR Space Warfare ) Systems Center compliance testing in accordance with the new and stringent standards of the High Assurance Internet Protocol Interoperability Specification (HAIPIS). HAIPIS compliance is required by the NSA when securing classified IP networks for the U.S. military, government agencies and qualified contractors. The RedEagle KG-240 is the first, and only solution being delivered to customers today, that has passed both NSA Type 1 and SPAWAR HAIPIS testing. The RedEagle KG-240 broadens L-3 Communications' leading position in supplying the U.S. Government with secure communication capabilities by adding network encryption to its existing portfolio of secure voice, data, key management and embedded solutions. L-3 Communications is the leading supplier and developer of Type 1 secure HAIPIS solutions with developments covering performance categories from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps under the RedEagle brand as well as a 56 kbps Remote Access HAIPE HAIPE High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor Client solution under the PETRA brand. "These approvals are strategic to L-3, placing us solidly in the government IP network encryption market," said Greg Roberts, president of L-3 Communication Systems-East. "The U.S. Government is investing heavily in network centric operations which require the standards based security that our RedEagle HAIPIS compliant solutions provide. With a growing family of secure networking products that will range from client, through enterprise and WAN solutions, we are well positioned to support the secure data requirements of the new Global Information Grid The globally interconnected, end-to-end set of information capabilities, associated processes and personnel for collecting,processing, storing, disseminating and managing information on demand to warfighters, policy makers, and support personnel. ." Learn more about the RedEagle product line by logging onto the RedEagle web site at www.L-3Com.com/RedEagle. RedEagle KG-240 incorporates NetHawk VPN technology licensed by SafeNet Corporation. L-3 Communication Systems-East, based in Camden NJ, designs, develops, produces and integrates communication systems and support equipment for government and commercial, space, ground, air and naval operations. L-3 Communication Systems-East is a division of L-3 Communications. To learn more about L-3 Communication Systems-East, please visit the division's web site at www.L-3Com.com/CS-East. 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:
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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