L-3 Communications Promotes Sheila M. Sheridan to Vice President of Ad

    Business Editors/Defense Writers

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2005--L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that Sheila M. Sheridan has been promoted to vice president of administration. Her corporate office responsibilities in this new position will include overseeing staffing, employee relations and managing the office services department as well as the corporate office's business continuity program. On a company-wide level, Ms. Sheridan will be responsible for the coordination of all real estate and facilities activities, as well as management of the corporate travel program. She will also serve as the company's EEOC Coordinator.
    Ms. Sheridan will continue to be based in L-3's New York office, and will continue to report to vice president of human resources, Kenneth W. Manne.
    With 18 years of administration experience in the aerospace/defense sector, Ms. Sheridan joined L-3 in 1997 as director of administration. She has also held senior administrative positions at Lockheed Martin and at Loral Corporation, where she worked for nine years, departing as their manager of administration.
    "Sheila has been an integral part of the L-3 team since our founding in 1997," said Frank C. Lanza, chairman and chief executive officer of L-3 Communications. "Over the years, her hard work and dedication have been invaluable in ensuring that many aspects of our business run smoothly. We look forward to her increased contributions in her new position."

    Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services and is a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.

    To learn more about L-3 Communications, 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. 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.

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