L-3 Appoints Kris Ganase President of Aviation Products

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that Kris Ganase has been appointed to the newly created position of President of Aviation Products within the corporation’s Products Group. Mr. Ganase will report to Charles J. Schafer, President and Chief Operating Officer of L-3’s Products Group. In this new role, Mr. Ganase will oversee the Aviation Products businesses, including ACSS, Avionics Systems, Aviation Recorders and Electrodynamics, Inc. and he will support Mr. Schafer in capitalizing on the divisions’ capabilities to expand L-3’s market presence. Mr. Ganase has over 22 years of aviation industry experience in the areas of engineering, marketing, business development and programs. Most recently he served as President of ACSS, a Joint Venture Company owned by L-3 and Thales, a position he has held since 2004. Prior to that Mr. Ganase was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ACSS from 2001 to 2004 and held the position of Vice President of Operations for Thales Avionics Canada from 1996 to 2000. "This new position will enable us to focus on leveraging group synergies as we pursue expanded business opportunities in the aviation marketplace,” said Mr. Schafer. "With his demonstrated success at ACSS, Kris has a long performance record of penetrating new markets, and we look forward to his increased contributions in growing our aviation business and meeting the needs of our customer base.” Mr. Ganase holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Air Transport Engineering from London City University, England. Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, systems and subsystems. The company reported 2006 sales of $12.5 billion. To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s web site at www.L-3Com.com. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to events or conditions or that include words such as "expects,” "anticipates,” "intends,” "plans,” "believes,” "estimates” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in the company’s Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-looking Statements included in the company’s recent filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.