New York, NY, August 3, 1999--L-3 Communications
(NYSE:LLL) announced that its Storm Control Systems' ARTS
Interface Module (AIM) unit was selected by TRW Systems Information
and Technology Group for a classified command and control
program.
The program provides centralized, transparent
connectivity between external command and control systems
and tracking stations on the Air Force Satellite Control Network
(AFSCN). TRW selected L-3 Storm's AIM solution as a result
of its performance during a detailed trade study that included
operations using AFSCN Automated Remote Tracking Stations
(ARTS) and satellites.
"This contract further validates AIM's leadership
position in the marketplace," said Rich Grich, vice-president
of L-3 Storm Control Systems. "AIM has become the standard
for commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) products, providing connectivity
between a spacecraft command and control system and an AFSCN
tracking station without relying on the other command and
control systems." Grich noted that AIM's installation base
surpasses 60, with customers including TRW, Lockheed Martin,
the Navy Research Lab and Gencorp Aerojet.
Storm Control Systems is a unit of L-3's Telemetry
& Instrumentation division. Storm offers end-to-end solutions
for spacecraft command and control, payload processing, satellite
integration, network management and remote equipment control.
Storm solutions are characterized by the ability of a single
system to control constellations comprised of several different
types and models. Customers include the U.S. Air Force, Hughes
Space and Communications, EarthWatch, Inmarsat, Raytheon,
several Lockheed Martin divisions, Space Systems/Loral, TRW,
Orbital Sciences, Loral Orion and Telespazio.
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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