L-3 Awarded $61 M for Canadian Halifax Class Frigate Upgrade

(New York, January 8, 2009) -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its MAPPS division has been awarded a $61 million contract (CAD $73 million) to supply its Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) upgrade for the Canadian Navy's 12 Halifax Class frigates. The IPMS will modernize the frigate's ship control system and improve the operational effectiveness of the vessels.

"This award reinforces our position as the premier supplier of ship control systems to the Canadian Navy," said Steve Kantor, president of L-3 Marine and Power Systems Group. "It is one of the largest control system contracts ever awarded - a single contract for 12 large frontline naval ships."

Source : L-3 Communications Holdings Inc. (NYSE: LLL)