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L-3 Communications Completes Acquisition of Global Communications Solutions, Inc.
Communiqué publié le 07/05/2007 à 19h49

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today it completed the acquisition of Global Communications Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of portable satellite communications equipment and products, on May 4, 2007. The acquired business, renamed L-3 GCS, has annual sales of approximately $90 million, and is expected to be accretive to L-3's earnings in 2007. L-3 GCS will be included in L-3's Specialized Products segment. The acquisition was financed using cash on hand.

Located in Victor, NY, L-3 GCS is a leading provider of 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 (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as federal, state, local and commercial customers.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2006 sales of $12.5 billion.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3Com.com.

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Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to events or conditions or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "could" and similar expressions 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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