L-3 Communications' SPD Electrical Systems, Inc. Awarded CVN-78 Aircraft Carrier Motor Controllers Contract

"We are proud to be a long-term major supplier of powerdistribution equipment to the U.S. Navy," said Jay Wilcox, presidentof SPD Electrical Systems. "This contract will place SPD equipment onthe new CVN-78 carrier class, which will serve the U.S. Navy forseveral decades."

Located in Philadelphia, SPD Electrical Systems is the world'sleading supplier of shock-hardened circuit breakers and switchgearused aboard U.S. Navy vessels, and has supported every major U.S. Navyshipbuilding program.

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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