L-3 Communications Appoints Michael S. Soimar to President of Combat P

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    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2005--L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that Michael S. Soimar has been appointed president of its Combat Propulsion Systems division. In his new position, Mr. Soimar will be responsible for planning, organizing and managing the development, production and support of five lines of propulsion products; engines, transmissions, turret drives, suspensions and tank components. Mr. Soimar will be based at Combat Propulsion Systems' headquarters in Muskegon, MI.
    Prior to his appointment at L-3 Communications, Mr. Soimar served as managing director of General Dynamics Land Systems - Propulsion Systems, which was acquired by L-3 in February 2005. Prior to that Mr. Soimar served as vice president of New Product and Business Development for Rotary Power International (RPI), a developer of stratified charge rotary engines. Mr. Soimar holds a Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Bucharest and completed the studies towards his PhD in internal combustion engines.
    "Michael brings over 30 years of experience in the propulsion market to this position," said Charles J. Schafer, senior vice president of business operations and president and chief operating officer of the Products Group. "His technical, management and marketing leadership skills will be utilized to both leverage our current product portfolio and position Combat Propulsion Systems properly for future market growth."
    Mr. Soimar started his career as a faculty member of the Technical University of Bucharest where, for several years, he taught Applied Thermodynamics and Propulsion Engineering. He has authored more than 25 technical articles for scientific journals, including three SAE papers and four textbooks, and holds three U.S. patents in engineering related fields.
    L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems is a recognized market leader in the engineering, design and manufacture of engines, transmissions, suspensions and turret drive systems for combat vehicles, including both tracked and wheeled vehicles.
    Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services and is a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.
    To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company's web site at www.L-3Com.com.

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