SAM Electronics Korea to be named L-3 Marine Systems Korea


HAMBURG, 21 October 2009 - SAM Electronics, an L-3 Communications
company announced today that beginning of November 2009 SAM Electronics
Korea is renamed L-3 Marine Systems Korea. The complete range of products
and services so far provided by SAM Electronics Korea remains unchanged. All
other locations remain unchanged as well as telephone numbers and delivery
addresses.

Jan Benggaard has built a solid reputation during his time with SAM Electronics
Korea and remains as managing director in the renamed company.

The change is part of L-3 Communications’ strategy to expand and strengthen
the company’s position in the Korean marine market. L-3 Marine Systems
Korea will increase its activities for the offshore market in Korea by integrating
affiliate L-3 companies like L-3 Dy-namic Positiong and Control Systems as well
as L-3 Offshore, L-3’s European focus point within this segment. Moreover,
existing market segments of the company like navigation and automation
systems for commercial ships which are dealt with SAM groups companies
L-3 Valmarine and Lyngsø Marine remain unchanged.

Located in Hamburg, Germany, SAM Electronics, a division of the L-3 Marine &
Power Sys-tems group, employs over 1,300 people worldwide and is a turnkey
supplier of complete electrical systems. SAM Electronics is also a leading
supplier of integrated navigation, automation, communication, energy
distribution and propulsion systems for all kind of ship types.

To learn more about SAM Electronics, please visit the company's Web site at
www.sam-electronics.de.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 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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Contact:
Ulrich Roehrl
SAM Electronics GmbH
Marketing
+49 (0)40 8825 21 10