L-3 Link Simulation & Training Awarded $6.2 Million in Contracts to Support T-1A Ground Based Training System

ARLINGTON, Texas, November 10, 2010 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has been awarded $6.2 million in contracts from the U.S. Air Force to build one T-1A Operational Flight Trainer (OFT) and provide upgrades to fielded training devices under multiple engineering change proposals. The total program value of the T-1A Ground Based Training System (GBTS), for which L-3 Link serves as prime contractor, has grown to more than $53 million following these recent awards.

“We are very proud to have supported the T-1A Ground Based Training System since 2001 with cost-effective contractor logistics support solutions,” said Lenny Genna, president of L-3 Link. “L-3 Link will continue to deliver high-fidelity training systems and comprehensive support services that enable the T-1A training system to produce highly qualified graduates who are prepared to operate our nation’s airlift and tanker fixed-wing fleets.”

L-3 Link is currently installing a T-1A OFT at Vance Air Force Base, Okla., and will deliver the newly awarded simulator to Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, in the second quarter of 2011. These high-fidelity simulators, which have an out-the-window visual display that spans 220 degrees horizontally by 45 degrees vertically, will become the 12th and 13th T-1A OFTs fielded to support pilot training. T-1A OFTs are used to provide instrument, navigation, low-level flight and formation training.

Under recently awarded engineering change proposals, L-3 Link will provide networking capability in the third quarter of 2011 that will enable four T-1A OFTs to be connected during a training exercise. L-3 Link will also provide T-1A instructor operator stations with the capability to load and recall simulated routes and waypoints, allowing more time to be devoted to the training mission. Between 2010 and 2011, 30 low-fidelity navigational airfield databases will be replaced with enhanced imagery to support higher resolution training requirements.

In addition to Randolph and Vance Air Force Bases, other T-1A GBTS installations include Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas; Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.; and Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla. At these installations, L-3 Link is responsible for modifying, maintaining and providing contractor logistics support for the program’s operational flight trainers and 14 avionics part task trainers.

L-3 Link Simulation & Training is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment to enhance operational proficiency. The company’s current services include front-end analysis, program design, simulator design and production, field support, aircraft logistics support, training and courseware support, and air traffic control training. It has major operations in Arlington, Texas, and other key bases of operation in Binghamton, N.Y.; Orlando, Fla.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Broken Arrow, Okla.; and Phoenix, Ariz. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.link.com.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs approximately 65,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems, aircraft modernization and maintenance, and government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of electronic systems used on military and commercial platforms. The company reported 2009 sales of $15.6 billion. To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's website at www.L-3com.com.

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