SAN DIEGO, CA, October 25, 2000 - L-3 Telemetry & Instrumentation, a division of L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL), announced today at the International Telemetering Conference in San Diego, CA, that it is providing BAE SYSTEMS with an integrated telemetry ground data processing system for the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) Lead In Fighter program. The contract is initially valued at $1.2 million, with system delivery slated for 2001.

The Lead In Fighter for the RAAF is the latest version of the Hawk 100, the world's most successful fast jet trainer. Under the contract with BAE SYSTEMS, L-3's System 550 telemetry system will be used to support flight test activities during the Lead In Fighter's test and evaluation phase. The system will ultimately be delivered to Australia, where it will be used as the primary telemetry processing system for continuing support of the Lead In Fighter at the RAAF's test sites.

"For over 20 years, L-3 has been providing BAE SYSTEMS with advanced telemetry processing solutions for a wide range of flight test programs," noted Dave Heyes, L-3 T&I's manager of European operations. "L-3 T&I is proud to continue our long-standing partnership with BAE SYSTEMS and is working closely with the company to streamline their flight test operations for Lead In Fighter."

A singular advantage of the System 550 for Lead In Fighter is that it will be integrated with the aircraft's airborne instrumentation systems. In an industry first, this true enterprise solution allows the setup and control of both airborne and ground systems from a single user interface, eliminating the cumbersome requirement to manage flight test setup information in separate airborne and ground system databases.

L-3 Communications Telemetry & Instrumentation leads the telemetry and test industry in the design and manufacture of advanced real-time commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and software solutions for flight test, weapons test and development, launch testing and monitoring, spacecraft command and control, satellite manufacturing and on-orbit operations, avionics test and integration and general-purpose data acquisition. All solutions are offered with complete systems engineering and integration services and are backed by a global customer support organization. The company has more than 50 years of experience in telemetry and data acquisition technology and serves virtually every major aerospace organization in the world.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier of secure communications systems and products, avionics and ocean products, training products, microwave components and telemetry, instrumentation, space and wireless products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, selected US government intelligence agencies, aerospace prime contractors and commercial telecommunications and wireless customers.

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

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