L-3 Communications Announces Appointment of Kevin Mallon as President of Electron Technologies, Inc.

With over 23 years of engineering leadership and technicalexperience, Mr. Mallon began his career with ETI in 1982, holdingvarious positions of increasing responsibility before joining SpaceSystems/Loral in 1996. In 2001, he rejoined ETI as director ofstrategic development and chief scientist and was subsequentlypromoted to deputy general manager in 2002.

Mr. Mallon received a Bachelor of Science degree in ElectricalEngineering from Loyola Marymount University.

L-3 Electron Technologies, Inc. is a merchant supplier to thesatellite and military markets and a leading provider of integratedhigh-power microwave amplifiers, as well as satellite bus and payloadelectronics to space and defense customers. To learn more about L-3ETI, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3Com.com/ETI.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leadingprovider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization,training, and government services. The company is a leading merchantsupplier of a broad array of high technology products, includingguidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links,propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro optics, satellitecommunications, electrical power equipment, encryption, signalintelligence, antennas and microwave components. L-3 also supports avariety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services.Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department ofHomeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies andaerospace prime contractors.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company'sweb site at www.L-3Com.com.

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