NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 29, 2009--
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its MPRI division
has been awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Air Forces Europe
(USAFE). This five-year IDIQ contract consists of a base year plus four
option years, with a total contract potential of $375 million.
Under this contract, L-3 will provide the USAFE with a variety of
advisory and assistance services (A&AS), including engineering and
technical services; management and professional support; and studies,
analysis and evaluation services to maintain and enhance government
owned computer software and provide intelligence analysis support. These
activities will be provided to the headquarters of the European Command
and its subordinate commands throughout Europe.
Jim Jackson, senior vice president of MPRI’s International Group, noted
that the company’s outstanding performance on the current USAFE A&AS
contract resulted in this follow-on award. "After a 5-year incumbency,
we look forward to L-3’s continued participation in supporting our
military customers in the European theater,” he added.
L-3 has received its first two task orders under this contract, valued
at $14.4 million, to provide A&AS services to the Joint Intelligence
Operations Center-Europe Analytic Center (JAC) in the United Kingdom and
at the Warrior Preparation Center (WPC) in Germany.
MPRI, headquartered in Alexandria, Va., has more than 4,000 employees
worldwide. To learn more about MPRI, please visit the company’s Web site
at www.mpri.com.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs approximately
65,000 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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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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