L-3 Wescam EO/IR Imaging Turret Selected for Icelandic Coast Guard Dash-8 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft

BURLINGTON, CANADA, January 14, 2008 --[ASDWire]-- L-3 WESCAM, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today that it has been selected to provide an MX®-15 electrooptical/ infrared (EO/IR) imaging sensor in support of Field Aviation’s recently awarded contract with the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG).

The L-3 MX-15 is a key component in this crucial surveillance solution – capturing real-time video intelligence from an aircraft based on the service-proven Bombardier Aerospace Dash-8 Q300 series. Inflight missions will include sovereignty patrol, interdiction, search and rescue, medical transportation and other first-response activities.

Qualified to military standards, the MX-15 will include an improved digital IR camera that provides superior imaging capability through increased resolution and uniformity. With a 20% increase in IR range magnification and resolution, missions unfolding at night or in less than ideal Icelandic weather conditions will now result in a higher subject ID success rate.

With its source covert to the human eye, the system's Laser Illuminated Night Spotter will focus maximum light power on any given subject, enabling the longest ID range of ship letters, faces, vehicles and vessels in total darkness.

The turret will also contain MX-GEO Gen. 3 – the industry’s most effective and accurate ease-of-use control suite. The suite’s combination of GEO-Location, Pointing, Focus and Tracking technology will support ICG operators in providing tracking assistance and determining accurate subject geographical location, and will reduce operator workload by automatically focusing imagery, even when alternating between sensors.

"We are extremely pleased to be on the team selected for the Icelandic Coast Guard aircraft replacement program," said Paul Jennison, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for L-3 WESCAM. "This selection continues our relationship with Field Aviation and the Bombardier Dash-8 platform, providing a proven sensor solution for the Icelandic Coast Guard. Furthermore, this is another indication of how our MX-15 advanced imaging technology is making a positive impact on today's evolving maritime patrol missions."

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.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system 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, systems and subsystems. The company reported 2006 sales of $12.5 billion. To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s web site at www.L-3Com.com. MX® is a registered trademark of WESCAM Inc.

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