ALPHARETTA, GA, November 5, 2003 -- L-3 Communications Display Systems (L-3 Display Systems), a division of L-3 Communications, has delivered the initial 17" color flat panel AMLCD-based displays for the E-2C Group II Enhanced Main Display Unit (EMDU) Upgrade Program, replacing the Cathode Ray Tube displays used on earlier versions of the EMDU.

Under the terms of this contract, L-3 Display Systems will deliver over 150 EMDUs during the life of the upgrade program. These next-generation EMDUs offer significant reduction in aircraft weight (reduced by 180 lb), reduced power, improved reliability and maintainability, higher resolution and brightness and improved life cycle costs. In addition, the EMDUs provide situational awareness information, including radar, identification-friend-or-foe and other tactical
information.

L-3 Display Systems, located in Alpharetta, Georgia, specializes in the design, development and manufacture of ruggedized display systems for the world's most advanced applications. The division was recently selected as The Boeing Company's 2002 Supplier of the Year for Aerospace Support from a field of over 11,000 suppliers and also received the distinguished Preferred Supplier Certification Award from Boeing. L-3 Display Systems offers a wide variety of displays and processors available to meet a host of system architectures for airborne, shipboard and ground-based applications.

For more information, visit www.L-3Com.com/displays .

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.

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