LE BOURGET, PARIS, June 15, 2009 --[ASDWire]-- L-3 WESCAM, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that the company has received AS9100 certification. AS9100 expands on the ISO 9100:2000 quality management system and incorporates more demanding requirements that are necessary in the aerospace industry to ensure quality processes. The scope of AS9100 addresses all aspects of the design, development, production, installation and service of WESCAM’s products.
"Earning the AS9100 certification underscores our commitment to ensuring quality processes for our defense, homeland security and airborne law enforcement customers,” said John Dehne, president of L-3 WESCAM. “We recognize that operational ability is key to our customers’ success and believe that it goes beyond a working turret – it involves the fine-tuned workings of all aspects of our business, from new product development and manufacturing to supply-chain management and customer service.”
L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems. To learn more about L-3 WESCAM, please visit the company’s Web site at www.wescam.com. MX® is a registered trademark of WESCAM Inc.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs approximately 65,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's Web site at www.L-3com.com.
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