June 8, 2009 (FinancialWire) — L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) has been awarded a follow-on contract by the U.S. Navy to support its Aircraft Structural Life Surveillance program. This five-year contract consists of a base year plus four option years, with a total contract value of $47.8 million.

Under the award, L-3 will provide engineering and information services under this contract to manage the structural life of the Navy’s fixed and rotary wing aircraft.

New York City-based L-3 Communications employs around 65,000 people worldwide and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR systems and government services. L-3 is also a provider of products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2008 sales of $14.9 billion.

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