Burlington, Ontario – May 19, 2003 -- L-3 Communications Wescam announced today that it has signed an International Service Center agreement with ABRO to establish a repair and service facility in the United Kingdom to provide ongoing maintenance and support for L-3 Wescam’s MX family of products.

This agreement is key to Wescam’s plans to aggressively expand its in-country customer support capabilities around the world and capitalize further on the significant opportunities in this business.

"The agreement with ABRO expands our service support and provides more responsive service to our European customers," said Wescam’s President, Mark Chamberlain. "With its existing facilities and infrastructure, ABRO’s primary focus will be the ongoing in-country support for the Ministry of Defence and other governmental agencies. The provision of local maintenance facilities, qualified technicians, loaner systems and on-site service will help us provide our customers with a quick repair response and turn-around capability locally, reducing the need for any off-shore support," he added.

"We are delighted to be partnering with L-3 Wescam in establishing this new service center for L-3 Wescam sensor systems. The partnership with L-3 Wescam will help us diversify and expand our repair and service capabilities. We look forward to continuing to enhance our relationships with existing customers, such as the UK MoD, and strengthening our relationship with new L-3 Wescam customers," said ABRO’s CEO, Mike Hayle.

With negotiations in process for several other International Service Centers in Europe and Asia, and existing service centers in Burlington, Canada, and Healdsburg, California, Wescam is well positioned to continue to further expand its international service capabilities over the next few years.

In conjunction with the establishment of International Service Centers, Wescam is investing heavily in other areas to ensure increased customer satisfaction through faster response and repair turn-around times by offering minimum downtime and maximum operational availability.

These include:

• Investment in infrastructure for such items as loaner systems, spares inventory and test and diagnostic infrastructure;
• an increased service presence in the US to provide local in-depth support;
• a remote modem diagnostic capability and on-line status reporting and help facilities for immediate customer support.

As the Company’s installed base of equipment in the government market expands, Wescam is well positioned to provide service and maintenance contract extensions as warranties expire on the large volume of delivered systems. Many customers now also demand higher levels of service to meet their operational needs. As part of its bidding activity, Wescam is pursuing a substantial number of new opportunities that include significant in-country customer support requirements.

"Our enhanced customer support approach will ensure we not only keep pace with the increased demand for service contracts, but also provide higher levels of service and customer satisfaction to achieve our goal of developing/securing Customers for Life," said Mr. Chamberlain.

ABRO is a mechanical and electronic engineering organisation. It offers a global capability in fleet management, repair and re-manufacturing services to the UK Armed Forces, defence industry, emergency services and other governmental and non-governmental organisations. This has allowed the organisation to develop a dynamic and problem solving approach to resolving technical issues, which enables the company to deliver a service that consistently delivers total quality and value.

ABRO has six main workshops at the following locations:

ABRO’s capabilities range from the support and integration of cryptographic secure speech communications systems, to the repair and overhaul of small arms -- and from the overhaul of main battle tanks to the inspection and repair of optical and thermal imaging equipment. This ensures ABRO can offer customers a unique and comprehensive one-stop shop to meet a wide range of requirements.

L-3 Wescam is a world leader in the design and manufacture of wireless visual information systems, the capabilities of which include the capture of images from mobile platforms and/or transmission of those images in real-time, to tactical command sites for interpretation or to production facilities for live broadcast.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems and products, secure communications systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training devices and services, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation, space and navigation products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies, aerospace prime contractors and commercial telecommunications and wireless customers. 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 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 L-3 Communications’ 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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For further information please contact:

Mark Chamberlain, President, L-3 Communications Wescam, (905)633-4000

OR

Rod Till, Director, Customer Service, L-3 Communications Wescam, (905) 633-4000