FARNBOROUGH, England, July 14, 2008 – L-3 WESCAM announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $25 million by Public Works and Government Services Canada on behalf of the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND), to provide High Definition Imaging systems in support of the Interoperable Griffon Reconnaissance Escort Surveillance System (INGRESS) Project. System deliveries will begin in late 2008 and will be completed in the 2009 timeframe. Engineering, Installation and Airworthiness Certification support for the Canadian Forces Griffon Helicopter (CH-146) fleet will be completed by the CH-146 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited (BHTCL).

“WESCAM with its Canadian team members are honoured to provide the INGRESS solution to support the Canadian missions at home and in theatre,” said Paul Jennison, L-3 WESCAM vice president, government sales and business development. “WESCAM has been providing IR imaging solutions to the Griffon dates since 1993. Our new solution will give the Canadian Forces the leading-edge imaging technology needed to strengthen their mission capabilities and elevate their overall situational awareness.”

WESCAM will provide equipment in two configurations to support the Canadian Forces in both ISR and Escort operations with real-time, long-range situational awareness. Equipment includes WESCAM’s MX-15 True HD stabilized EO/IR cameras along with digital HD recorders, HD displays, multi-functional moving map displays, tactical video downlinks and display consoles. These systems are comprised of the latest generation commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology that will provide imagery and geo-spatial data in day, night and diverse environments - including urban, rural and desert. These sensor systems will be compliant to very stringent NATO ISR interoperability architecture standards, and be configured in roll-on roll-off integrated mission kits.

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 64,000 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 2007 sales of $14 billion.

To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s Web site at www.L-3Com.com.

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