NEW YORK--June 15, 1999--L-3 Communications
(NYSE:LLL) announced today that its Telemetry & Instrumentation
division will provide British Aerospace Military Aircraft
& Aerostructures (BAe MA&A) three airborne System 550 telemetry
systems for the Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft MRA2
upgrade. The contract is valued at $2 million, with system
delivery slated for October of 1999.
Under the contract, L-3's System 550 telemetry
systems will be used to conduct avionics verification and
test checkout on three test bed Nimrod aircraft. The systems
will feature a new ruggedized design for optimum performance
on board the aircraft and will be delivered with a cockpit
display capability that ensures pilots can monitor and observe
any data point in real time for instant status.
"For many years, L-3 has been
providing BAe with advanced telemetry systems for a wide
range of flight test programs," noted Brian Gilders, L-3's
program manager for the Nimrod contract. "L-3 T&I is proud
to continue our long-standing partnership with British Aerospace
and is working closely with BAe MA&A to meet the telemetry
system demands of the Nimrod contract."
L-3 Communications Telemetry & Instrumentation
is headquartered in San Diego, California, with numerous sales
and service offices worldwide. The company designs and manufactures
advanced real-time commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and software
products for flight test, satellite command and control, avionics
test and integration and data capture. All solutions are offered
with complete systems engineering and integration services
and are backed by a global customer support organization.
L-3 Communications is a leading merchant supplier
of secure communications systems and products, avionics and
ocean systems, microwave components, and telemetry, instrumentation,
space and wireless products. Its customers include the Department
of Defense (DoD), U.S. Government intelligence agencies, aerospace
and defense prime contractors and commercial telecommunications
and cellular customers.
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