Contact: Eileen Yatteau
Marketing Manager
L-3 GCS
585-742-9136
For Immediate Release
L-3 GCS INTRODUCES THE PANTHER™ X-BAND VSAT
VICTOR, N.Y. October 1, 2008 - L-3 Global Communications Solutions (L-3 GCS) announced today that it has developed the Panther™ X-Band VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal)..
“The Panther meets our customers’ needs for a complete terminal capable of T1 and higher data rates that is small and light enough to fit in a rucksack and carried by an individual warfighter,” said Bob Jacobson, executive vice president and general manager of L-3 GCS. “We are very impressed by how this terminal has performed at all levels of testing by our DoD customers.”
This highly rugged terminal is highly-portable and offers BGAN-like simplicity for pointing and operation over XTAR and potentially WGS satellites. The Panther™ is the lightest terminal that utilizes a flat panel, phased array antenna for optimum performance in disadvantaged coverage areas. L-3 GCS developed this terminal to be DVB-S2 capable, incorporating LDPC and ACM coding.
ABOUT L-3 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTIONS, INC. (GCS):
Located in Victor, NY, GCS is a leading provider of satellite communications (SATCOM) systems that integrate data, broadband internet, telephony, multimedia, audio, video, and computer networking. These rugged, easily deployed systems continue to be utilized by the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security, as well as Federal Agencies and Commercial sector customers.
To learn more about L-3 GCS, please visit the company’s Web site at www.L-3com.com/gcs.
ABOUT L-3 COMMUNICATIONS:
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 63,000 people worldwide and is a prime system 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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Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to events or conditions or that include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in the company’s Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-looking Statements included in the company’s recent filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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