L-3 Communications to Provide Tactical Quiet Generators to U.S. Army.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2004 L-3 Communications (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LLL LLL abbr. left lower lobe (of the lung) ) announced today that its Westwood Corporation business unit has received orders from the U.S. Army CECOM CECOM Communications Electronics Command (US Army) CECOM National Center for Communications of the Civil Protection Agency Acquisition Center totaling $12 million for Tactical Quiet Generators. These orders are an add-on to an existing Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ ID/IQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity ID/IQ Indefinite Duration/Indefinite Quantity ) contract raising the total amount of orders placed to date to $39.6 million. In consideration of current forward deployments of U.S. military assets worldwide, it is anticipated that this contract, which is valid through fiscal year 2007, will grow to approximately $80 million. L-3 Communications Westwood Corporation has been in continuous production on the 30/60 kilowatt Tactical Quiet Generators since 1999, fielding over 3,700 units while completing a previous contract and performing ahead of the contractual requirements on the existing production. This equipment plays a major role in supplying mobile power to the Armed Services in support of weapon systems, missile systems and earth satellite terminals, as well as hotel power required for U.S. Air Force Bare Base needs when electric power from conventional sources is unavailable. L-3 Communications Westwood Corporation is a Tulsa, Oklahoma based holding company with three successful divisions: NMP, which manufactures shipboard electrical control and distribution equipment; TANO, a developer of hardware and software for sophisticated naval control systems and MCII MCII Midnight Club 2 (game) MCII Motor Coach Industries International, Inc. (Canada) MCII MCI International MCII Medium Current Ion Implant , which has continued to evolve into the sole supplier of Models MEP-805B, 815B, 806B, and 816B 30kW and 60kW Tactical Quiet Generator Sets to the U.S. Military. 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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