15D EO/IR Designating Turret Obtains Qualification from ... - Wescam

649 North Service Rd. W.Burlington, Ontario Canada L7P 5B9905-633-4000 Fax: 905-633-4100www.wescam.comNewsContact: Paul JennisonVice President, Government Sales and Business DevelopmentL-3 WESCAM905-633-4000Sara ChedgeyMarketing and Communications ManagerL-3 WESCAM905-633-4000For Immediate ReleaseL-3 WESCAM’s MX -15D EO/IR Designating Turret Obtains Qualification fromBell Helicopter for the 407GTBURLINGTON, Canada, March 5, 2013 – L‐3 WESCAM announced today that its MX ‐15Delectro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) designating turret has obtained Bell Helicopter’s qualification asan optional advanced targeting system for the Bell Helicopter 407GT.The MX‐15D was tested extensively during live-fire operations at the U.S. Army’s Yuma ProvingGround in late 2012, culminating in the very successful demonstration of laser targetdesignation for the BAE Systems Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System ® (APKWS) guidedrockets. The MX‐15D proved to be a very capable sensor suite, giving the Bell 407GT sensoroperator a superior tool for long-range target identification and laser-guided weapondesignation.“We are pleased to be chosen as a key mission option for the Bell 407GT helicopter,” said PaulJennison, vice president of government sales and business development for L-3 WESCAM.“The MX‐15D can be configured with up to nine sensors, which further complements the powerand targeting capabilities of this highly advanced armed reconnaissance platform.”“The MX‐15D gave us a very stable, long-range image,” said Mark Spencer, flight test engineerat Bell Helicopter. “With the different sensors – color, IR, low-light and SWIR – we found wecould positively identify the target from a distance far outside the range of enemy smallweapons fire. Additionally, during the APKWS testing, the laser spot was very stable and easy

L-3 WESCAM’s MX -15D Obtains Bell Helicopter Qualification Page 2to hold onto the target, resulting in a perfect seven hits in seven shots. The GEO‐Pointing andSee-Spot features also worked very well, leaving a grouping of impact points of less than twometers.”L‐3’s MX‐15D is a multi‐sensor, multi‐spectral targeting system ideal for military operations,including medium-altitude covert intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, armedreconnaissance, CSAR and target designation missions. The MX‐15D is the only stabilizedturret solution that enables customers to incorporate up to five separate digital imaging and fourdiscrete laser capabilities into their configuration.L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectralimaging systems. To learn more about L-3 WESCAM, please visit the company’s website atwww.wescam.com.Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 51,000 people worldwide and is aprime contractor in C 3 ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance andReconnaissance) systems, aircraft modernization and maintenance, and national securitysolutions. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of electronic systems used on militaryand commercial platforms. The company reported 2012 sales of $13.1 billion. To learn moreabout L-3, please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com.Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release areforward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or referto events or conditions or that include words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,”“believes,” “estimates,” “will,” “could” and similar expressions are forward-looking statements.The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties thatcould cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including the risks anduncertainties 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 asof the date made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-lookingstatements.# # #