Major Chines Order For SAM Electronics

HAMBURG, 4 May 2009 - SAM Electronics, an L-3 Communications
company, in association with its Chinese subsidiary, SAM Taihang
Electronics, has been awarded a contract to supply and install NACOS 54-5
integrated navigation command systems featuring radar-controlled
trackpilots, Ecdis and other sensors aboard ten 31,000-dwt multi-purpose
heavy lift vessels under construction by Huanghai Shipbuilding of Rongcheng
for delivery to Columbia Shipmanagement between 2009 and 2012.

Under the contract for ships that will be operated by Austral Asia Line (AAL)
on its South East Asia and Australasian routes, SAM Electronics will
additionally supply compass systems as well as GMDSS and satellite
communications equipment together with associated consoles.

Worldwide sales of the functionally-integrated NACOS series of bridge
assemblies, which are widely used as a key component for navigational
control aboard all types of commercial vessels, cruise liners and luxury
yachts, now exceed 1,400 systems.


Headquartered in Hamburg, SAM Electronics employs over 1,300 people
worldwide and is a turnkey supplier of complete electrical systems.
SAM Electronics is also a leading supplier of high technology navigation,
automation, communication, energy distribution and propulsion systems for
all kind of ship types.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company's Web site at
www.L-3Com.com.


Contact:
Ulrich Roehrl
SAM Electronics GmbH
Marketing
+49 (0)40 8825 2110