L-3 Selected for US Army STOC II Program

(New York, March 17, 2009) -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it has been selected as one of multiple awardees for the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Omnibus Contract (STOC II). The STOC II program is an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) vehicle with a contract ceiling of $17.5 billion and a total potential ordering period of 10 years.

L-3's MPRI unit will oversee an L-3 team which includes its Link Simulation and Training, Global Solutions and Engineering Services, Enterprise IT Solutions, C2S2, D.P. Associates, Coleman Aerospace and TCS units.

"This award will enable us to provide a wide array of services and products to the U.S. Army and our fine soldiers," said retired General Carl E. Vuono, president of L-3's Services Group. "L-3's expertise in leadership training and support, advanced simulation systems and engineering services makes us uniquely positioned to be able to quickly respond to the Army's requirements."

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