BURLINGTON, CANADA, March 10, 2009 – L-3 WESCAM, a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications, announced today the introduction of MX-RAid (Remote Aid), a new service kit for remote diagnostic evaluations of fielded MX-Series EO/IR imaging turrets.

This exclusive capability provides WESCAM’s customers immediate access to an in-house factory technician who can diagnose actual system faults from afar. As a result, customer operational availability is increased and, repair-cycle times and overall system support costs are reduced.

“The MX-RAid represents our next key step in ensuring our customers achieve the maximum availability and performance from their systems,” said Rod Till, director of customer service for L-3 WESCAM. “They no longer have to rely solely on the dispatch of available field support representatives to diagnose potential issues, with MX-RAid, the testing can begin immediately.”

The remote diagnostic capability of the MX-RAid is established over a SATCOM modem and it contains a security feature that ensures the location of the turret and end-users remains confidential.

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.

MX® is a registered trademark of WESCAM Inc.

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 2008 sales of $14.9 billion. 

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

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