Company Profile - L-3 Communications Link Simulation & Training

Overview

Link Simulation & Training, which traces its legacy back to Ed Link's invention of the Pilot Maker in 1929, today remains a leading systems integrator that supplies advanced simulation systems and training services for both U.S. and international military services.

In fact, Frost & Sullivan - a global consulting and market research organization - selected Link for the 2004 Market Penetration Leadership Award and 2004 Technology Leadership Award within Military Flight Simulation.

Today the company's programs address aircrew training delivery and management, simulator production and modification, simulation and training research and aircraft maintenance trainer design. Link also is a leader in development of visual, display, reconfigurable simulator and networked training technologies.

Link is a division of L-3 Communications, a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems and products, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services, and a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products.

In the field of military training and simulation, Link is considered a world leader. Major fixed wing platforms Link is supporting today through new simulator builds, trainer modifications or training support services include the F-22 Raptor, B-2 Spirit, F-117 Nighthawk, F/A-18 Hornet/Super Hornet, F-16 Fighting Falcon, E-3 AWACS and Predator unmanned aircraft.

Within military rotary wing simulation, Link is delivering the U.S. Army's cornerstone for team tactical training - the Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) program. AVCATT is providing the Army with a collective, networked training system that will allow commanders to mix and match aircraft at their control while enabling pilots to work together as a team in achieving a set mission objective. In addition, Link is developing, operating and maintaining all of the service's Flight School XXI Advanced Aircraft Virtual Simulators and Reconfigurable Training Devices.

Link's ongoing investment in internal research and development will continue to ensure that it develops discriminating products - from visual system displays to image generation systems - that provide customers with advanced and affordable simulation and training solutions.

Benefits

Each of our divisions offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical/dental/vision plans, a 401(k) plan with company match, employee stock purchase plan and educational assistance.

Career Opportunities

L-3 COMMUNICATIONS` LINK SIMULATION & TRAINING DIVISION DELIVERS INITIAL F/A-18 HORNET AIRCREW TRAINING SYSTEM SIMULATOR

NEW YORK, NY, August 16, 2006 - L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Link Simulation and Training (Link) division has delivered the first F/A-18 Tactical Operational Flight Trainer (TOFT) in support of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18 Hornet Aircrew Training System (HACTS). The F/A-18 TOFT, installed at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, Australia, was dedicated today during a ceremony at the base, declaring the installation ready for training.

Link is building three F/A-18 TOFTs and other associated capabilities for the HACTS under a subcontract from Raytheon Australia.

The initial F/A-18 TOFT installed at RAAF Base Willamtown is accompanied by a mission management system that consists of an instructor/operator station and a brief/debrief room. A second F/A-18 TOFT and mission management system, presently being installed at RAAF Base Tindal in Northern Territory, Australia, is expected to attain ready-for-training capability in mid-August. Link will deliver the third F/A-18 TOFT - which will be upgraded with a simulated Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS), an enhanced airfield database and a flight control computer update to maintain aircraft concurrency - in December to RAAF Base Williamtown. Hornet pilot training is scheduled to begin on the trainer by mid-January 2007.

"The F/A-18 Hornet Aircrew Training System will greatly expand the Royal Australian Air Force’s ability to conduct advanced tactical training through the use of networked simulators," said Mike Wallace, vice president of Navy and Air Force Programs at Link. "This training system’s advanced simulation technologies leverage the highly advanced F/A-18 training systems Link recently delivered to the United States Navy and support the Royal Australian Air Force’s goal of maintaining highly prepared, tactically proficient Hornet aircrews."

The initial F/A-18 TOFT delivered to Williamtown is integrated with Link’s SimuSphere™ visual display in a seven-panel configuration that will provide the pilot with a 300° horizontal x 130° vertical field-of-view. The F/A-18 TOFT being installed at Tindal also is supported by a seven-panel SimuSphere display. The F/A-18 simulator being installed later this year at Williamtown will be integrated with a nine-panel SimuSphere display that will provide the pilot with a 360° field-of-view. Link’s SimuView™ personal computer image generation system will power both out-the-window imagery and simulator cockpit sensor display systems.

A simulated JHMCS will be integrated onto all three TOFTs, marking the first time a JHMCS training capability has been used with a near-eye-relief visual display on an F/A-18 training system. The JHMCS, to be deployed on the RAAF’s upgraded F/A-18 fleet, provides the pilot a targeting system that can be used to control sensors and weapons through visual cueing.

The F/A-18 TOFTs will reinforce a full range of pilot warfighting skills across both air-to-air and air-to-ground mission areas.

Link Simulation and Training is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment to enhance operational proficiency. Link’s services include conducting front-end analysis, program design, simulator design and production and field support. Link has major operations in Arlington, TX, and other key bases of operation in Binghamton, NY; Orlando, FL; Broken Arrow, OK and Phoenix, AZ.

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.

Contact

(Mailing Address)
Link Simulation & Training
P.O. Box 5328, Arlington, TX 76005-5328

(Headquarters Office)
Link Simulation & Training
2200 Arlington Downs Road, Arlington, TX 76011
817-619-3536 voice, 817-619-3555 fax
e-mail Rick Oyler

Diversity

L-3 Communications Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All matters regarding recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers and all other personnel policies will continue to be free from discriminatory practices.