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Second Hellenic Air Force F-16C Block 52+ Aircrew Training Device Fielded by L-3 Link Simulation & Training

ARLINGTON, Texas, February 8, 2011 – L-3 Link Simulation & Training (L-3 Link) announced today that it has delivered a second F-16C Block 52+ Aircrew Training Device (ATD) to the Hellenic Air Force (HAF).

The simulator, operated from the HAF’s Araxos Air Base, is network-capable with the first F-16C Block 52+ ATD that L-3 Link delivered to the HAF’s Souda Bay military installation in 2005.

“The Hellenic Air Force F-16 Aircrew Training Devices are among the most advanced simulators in the world,” said Leonard Genna, president of L-3 Link. “When these simulators are networked, it will represent the first time that any country other than the United States has been able to conduct long-haul networked exercises between F-16 high-fidelity training devices.”

The F-16C Block 52+ ATD will enable HAF pilots to conduct simulated air-to-air and air-to-ground combat exercises. During simulation exercises, HAF F-16 pilots will be able to acquire and identify targets, and accurately deliver a wide range of ordnance. The trainer will also allow pilots to practice takeoffs and landings, aerial in-flight refueling, low-level flight, and emergency procedures. These training exercises, which will occur within a virtual, geo-specific database, can be impacted by a variety of simulated weather conditions.

HAF F-16 pilots will view out-the-window visual imagery on the trainer’s nine-panel SimuSphere® visual display, which provides a 360-degree field-of-view. L-3’s SimuView® personal computer image generation system will power and correlate both out-the-window and cockpit sensor display imagery.

L-3 Link Simulation & Training is a world leader in providing total training solutions for operators and maintainers across a wide range of military platforms and Air Traffic Control systems. L-3 Link’s innovative solutions provide a full spectrum of state-of-the-art training technologies, including high-fidelity immersive simulations, as well as distributed academic and interactive courseware. The company has delivered military training systems to customer locations throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim. L-3 Link is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, with 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 employs over 62,000 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 2010 sales of $15.7 billion. To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com.

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