L-3 Elects Lewis Kramer to its Board of Directors

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
L-3 Communications (NYSE:LLL) announced today that Lewis Kramer has been elected
to its board of directors. He will also serve on the board`s Audit Committee.
Following this election, the company`s board has nine members, eight of whom are
non-employee directors.

Mr. Kramer, age 61, completed a nearly 40-year career at Ernst & Young before
retiring in June 2009. A partner since 1981, he most recently served as the
Global Client Service Partner for worldwide external audit and all other
services for major clients including Verizon Communications. He previously was
Ernst & Young`s National Director of Audit Services and served on the firm`s
United States Executive Board.

"Lew Kramer`s broad-based experience in global finance, governance and strategy
make him an outstanding addition to our board," said Michael T. Strianese, L-3`s
chairman, president and chief executive officer.

A graduate of Bernard Baruch College, Mr. Kramer also attended the Advanced
Management Program of the Harvard Business School. Among other affiliations, Mr.
Kramer serves on the board of the New York March of Dimes and is the president
of United Neighborhood Houses, a not-for-profit organization. He also remains
active with the Baruch College Audit Advisory Group.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 66,000 people
worldwide and is 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.
L-3 uses its Web site as a channel of distribution of material company
information. Financial and other material information regarding L-3 is routinely
posted on the company`s Web site and is readily accessible.

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