L-3 Communications Provides Key Checkpoint Equipment in Iraq and Afghanistan

L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its L-3SafeView, Inc. subsidiary, a division of the newly established L-3Homeland Security Group, has completed the installation of a number ofactive millimeter wave (MMW) body screening portals at key entrycontrol checkpoints in Iraq's International Zone (Green Zone).Additionally, the Dutch Army has also placed an order with L-3 for anundisclosed number of MMW portals and X-ray checkpoint screeningsystems for their facilities in Afghanistan as part of the NATOcontingent.

L-3 SafeView's portals pinpoint objects made of any material,including liquid containers, rubber, wire, plastic and metal, toquickly and easily locate weapons, contraband and other threatsconcealed on the body. The portals detect concealed and hidden threatssuch as metallic and non-metallic weapons and virtually all knownexplosives, drugs and other contraband in seconds.

"Supplying our armed forces with technology that keeps them saferand allows them to work faster and more efficiently is a vital part ofour mission in the security industry," said Craig P. Coy, presidentand chief operating officer of L-3's Homeland Security Group. "Ourtechnology makes a critical difference in strengthening checkpointsecurity, especially in such high-risk areas as the Green Zone andAfghanistan. The portal's enhanced detection capability is aninvaluable component in the fight to protect people and facilitiesoverseas."

"We are extremely proud to be serving our U.S. and alliedsoldiers, who are placed in these difficult environments every day,"said Rick Rowe, president of L-3 SafeView. "This successful blendingand deployment of advanced equipment and more conventional equipmentto create a total checkpoint for military use also provides a clearpath for other key checkpoint operations," he added. Rowe led theconcept of operations (conop), training, and installation efforts inIraq over the past year.

L-3 SafeView portals are presently used for enhanced security atborder crossings in Israel and international airports such as MexicoCity and Amsterdam's Schiphol. These systems have also been deployedat ferry landings in Singapore, railway stations in the U.K. andgovernment and commercial buildings in The Hague and Tokyo.

L-3 also provided both conop consulting and training to the U.S.Army, multinational forces, and other key U.S. government agencies forthe current installations. Installation and training of systemspurchased by the Dutch Army will take place in Afghanistan in lateSeptember.

With a broad range of systems and technology, and an installedbase of more than 18,000 systems worldwide, L-3 Security and DetectionSystems offers screening technologies for numerous securityapplications that include: (1) aviation systems for hold baggageexplosives detection, oversized baggage, and checkpoint screening; (2)cargo and air freight screening; (3) port and border inspection; and(4) facility protection. L-3 Security and Detection Systems' customerbase includes major airlines, airports, numerous government agenciesaround the world (including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,U.S. Federal Protective Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection,U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Department of Agriculture), andinternational authorities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa,Asia, and Latin America.

To learn more about L-3 Communications Security and DetectionSystems, please visit the company's website at www.L-3com.com/xray.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leadingprovider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization,training and government services. The company is a leading merchantsupplier of a broad array of high technology products, includingguidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links,propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro optics, satellitecommunications, electrical power equipment, encryption, signalintelligence, antennas and microwave components. L-3 also supports avariety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services.Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department ofHomeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies andaerospace prime contractors.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company'sweb site at www.L-3com.com.

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