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L-3 Communications ESSCO Wins 57-Foot-Diameter Sandwich Radome Contract From The University of Miami

CONCORD, MA, May 24, 2004 — L-3 Communications ESSCO (ESSCO), a division of L-3 Communications Corporation (NYSE:LLL), announced today that it has been awarded a contract to manufacture and install two 57-foot-diameter sandwich radomes for the University of Miami’s Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing (CSTARS) facility, with delivery and installation scheduled for completion in 2004.

CSTARS is a new state-of-the-art satellite reception and analysis facility located at the Richmond campus of the University of Miami, which provides critical data for environmental monitoring of the Southeastern U.S., northern South America, Central America, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Basin. The center’s advanced imaging techniques will assist in improving regional engagement support for forecasting of tropical storms as well as emergency planning, natural disaster response and relief.

“ESSCO has a long history of providing very high-performance radomes operating in X-band for the demanding requirements associated with tracking earth remote sensing satellites, and we are delighted to leverage our considerable expertise for the CSTARS effort,” said Dr. Apostle G. Cardiasmenos, president of ESSCO. “The radomes we are developing for CSTARS will enhance system tracking performance and increase system availability, regardless of the local weather conditions.”

According to Dr. Hans Graber, co-director of the CSTARS facility, “The radomes will provide us with the necessary protection from the harsh tropical environment, and even hurricanes, without compromising performance.”

CSTARS houses two 11-meter antennas and advanced computer hardware and software systems that track and process high-resolution satellite data in near real time. Scientists can use CSTARS to see into the core of storms and hurricanes, watch volcanoes before they erupt and even observe the energy transfer between ocean waves and the sky. For more information about CSTARS, please visit cstars.rsmas.miami.edu.

The University of Miami is the largest private research institution in the southeastern United States. The university’s mission is to provide quality education, attract and retain outstanding students, support the faculty and their research and build an endowment for university initiatives.

The Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science is the University of Miami's graduate school of marine and atmospheric science and one of the premier oceanographic research and education institutions in the nation. Headquartered on a 16-acre campus on Virginia Key in Miami, it is the only subtropical applied and basic marine and atmospheric research institute of its kind in the continental United States. More than 100 Ph.D. faculty members, 150 graduate students and a research support staff of 250 comprise the academic community. Through excellence in research and education, the Rosenstiel School is helping us to better understand some of today's most pressing environmental issues, including fisheries, oceans and human health, hurricane warnings, climate change and coral reefs. To learn more, please visit the school’s web site at www.rsmas.miami.edu.

ESSCO and its subsidiary, ESSCO Collins Limited (ECL), are the world’s largest producers of ground-based radomes for sophisticated high-performance advanced composite applications. Since its founding in 1961, ESSCO has produced more than 4,000 ground-based radomes. These products have been installed worldwide in all environmental conditions. The performance of ESSCO radomes has been proven by actual field experience and extensive testing by the company and its customers.

To learn more about ESSCO, please visit the company’s web site at www.esscoradomes.com.

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.

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