[June 30, 2004] L-3 Communications Coleman Aerospace Wins Contract to Support Multiple Kill Vehicle Program with Follow-on Valued at $38 Million NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- June 30, 2004 -- L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Coleman Aerospace business unit (L-3 Coleman Aerospace) has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, California, to provide systems engineering and flight test support under the Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Multiple Kill Vehicle (MKV) System Development program. The initial 11-month contract is valued at approximately $1 million, and the total value of all L-3 Coleman Aerospace contract options under this program, if exercised, could exceed $38 million. L-3 Coleman Aerospace will support the MKV program with a variety of systems engineering services, including requirements analysis, modeling and simulation, trade studies and system performance assessment. Flight test support services will include development of test scenarios, test planning and test range interface. Future task orders will provide for continued systems engineering efforts and will include the design, fabrication, integration and launch of boosters for three kill vehicle flight demonstration missions. The boosters will be based on L-3 Coleman Aerospace's flight-proven target vehicles, providing a low-risk, low-cost approach for initial kill vehicle-only testing. "Our systems engineering capabilities and Hera launch vehicle will be key assets to the MDA and Lockheed Martin in quickly and affordably demonstrating the MKV technology," said Lou Deeter, president of L-3 Coleman Aerospace. "We are happy to continue the partnership that we established with Lockheed Martin on the MKV System Definition phase." Coleman Aerospace, a division of L-3 Communications, is the Hera launch vehicle prime contractor. Based in Orlando, Florida, L-3 Coleman Aerospace provides ballistic missile targets and launch services for the Missile Defense Agency as well as engineering and analytical services for other government agencies, including NASA. L-3 Coleman Aerospace is the only company to successfully achieve air launch of a ballistic missile target. This unique capability allows for threat representative flight testing from any location in the world. To learn more about L-3 Coleman Aerospace, please visit the company's web site at www.coleman-aerospace.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. 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. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]