BURLINGTON, CANADA, December 9, 2004 — L-3 Communications WESCAM (L-3 WESCAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that it has been selected to supply the electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensors for the New Zealand Air Force’s P-3K maritime patrol aircraft upgrade program — Project Guardian.

The upgrades of six aircraft, operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force, will be led by Integrated Systems, another division of L-3 Communications. The system upgrade will include the installation of mission management systems and WESCAM MX-20 multi-sensor EO/IR imaging turrets. Ground-based support and training facilities are also included in the overall upgrade program.

Uniquely suited for long-range Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) applications over land and sea, the MX-20’s are considered a key element of Project Guardian. With requirements for an advanced, highly reliable and proven EO/IR sensor system, the New Zealand Air Force will rely on the MX-20’s for maritime surveillance of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EZZ) and of the southern Pacific Ocean. Other missions supported by the P-3 Orion platform include resource protection, disaster relief reconnaissance and search & rescue within New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Delivery of the first four MX-20 units will take place throughout the first half of 2005.

“We are proud to have been selected by L-3 Integrated Systems to participate in this important program.

P-3 users in North America, including the U.S. Navy AIP program, U.S. Customs and Canadian CP-140, have all looked to L-3 WESCAM for a highly stabilized sensor system that is ideal for advanced ISR missions,” said Paul Jennison, vice president of government sales and new business. “This contract further strengthens L-3 WESCAM’s position as a supplier of imaging solutions to the defense and P-3 marketplace.”

L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems. To learn more about L-3 WESCAM, please visit the company’s web site at www.wescam.com.

Headquartered in New York City, 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, 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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