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The improved Digital IR camera boasts a 20% increase in IR range, allowing missions at night or in less than ideal weather conditions to result in a higher SAR success rate. The MX-GEO Gen. 3 package includes a series of new technologies, GEO-Scan, Automated Video/GEO-Tracking and Adaptive-GEO, each of which aid in delivering maximum geographic location accuracy and significantly reduce operator fatigue in demanding and stressful SAR operations. This order pairs the most modern SAR helicopter with the most advanced EO/IR sensor to provide the vital capability required for this life-saving mission, said John Dehne, president of L-3 WESCAM. WESCAM is proud to be selected to provide the first production sensor procured for the Sikorsky S-92 and we look forward to a long and successful partnership with Keystone, CHC and the UK MCA. L-3 WESCAM is a world leader in the design and manufacture of stabilized, multi-spectral airborne imaging systems. To learn more about L-3 WESCAM, please visit the companys web site at  HYPERLINK "http://www.wescam.com" www.wescam.com. 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. The company is a leading merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products, including guidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption, signal intelligence, antennas and microwave components. L-3 also supports a variety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services. 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  HYPERLINK "http://www.L-3Com.com" www.L-3Com.com. MX is a registered Trademark of Wescam Inc. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to events or conditions or that include words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including the risks and uncertainties discussed in the companys Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-looking Statements included in the companys recent filings, including Forms 10-K and 10-Q, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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