L-3 Communications completes purchase of Global Communications Solutions Inc.

NEW YORK, 8 May 2007.L-3 Communications has completed the acquisition of Global Communications Solutions Inc., a provider of portable satellite communications equipment and products.

The acquired business, renamed L-3 GCS, has annual sales of approximately $90 million. L-3 GCS will be included in L-3's Specialized Products segment.

Located in Victor, N.Y., L-3 GCS provides satellite communications (SATCOM) systems that integrate data, broadband internet, telephony, multimedia, audio, video, and computer networking. Its customers include the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as federal, state, local, and commercial customers.