L-3
Communications Acquires G.A. International Electronics
NEW
YORK, July 31, 2008
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), announced today it has acquired the
six corporations of G.A. International Electronics Group. G. A. International
Electronics is a high seas marine electronics business providing sales
and service of marine electronics equipment for navigation and communications
onboard commercial tankers, freighters and major cruise liners operating
within the United Sates and in the Caribbean. The business will be combined
into a single unit and renamed L-3 G.A. International and will be integrated
into the L-3 Marine and Power Systems Group.
Headquartered
in Miami, Fla., L-3 G.A. International has been successfully providing
sales, installation, and service for a broad range of OEM navigation
and communications products to commercial maritime shipping and cruise
line companies for nearly 25 years. Its products have earned a worldwide
reputation as a standard of excellence in the industry.
L-3 G.A. International has highly qualified people strategically located
with branch offices in N.J., Fla., Texas, Calif., Wash. and Alaska.
The company offers broad reach to the maritime industry at all ports
within the continental United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. In addition,
G.A. International provides a full range of services for integrated
bridge systems, radars, radio communications systems and a variety of
other shipboard navigation and communications sensors and systems.
“G.A.
International Electronics represents a natural addition to the L-3 Marine
& Power Systems group providing a sales and service capability that
allows us to meet the quick response time our customers require in order
to meet their aggressive schedules for service and support,” said
Steve Kantor, president of L-3 Marine and Power Systems. “G.A.
International is very synergistic with other companies within the L-3
Marine and Power Systems group, adding a complimentary capability to
our existing marine navigation offering with a legacy of customer satisfaction
in the cruise ship and commercial fleet industries.”
G.A. International also serves as the exclusive dealer for L-3 SAM Electronics
navigation products in the U.S.
To
learn more about L-3 Marine and Power Systems, please visit the company’s
Web site at www.L-3Com.com/MPS
Headquartered
in New York City, L-3 Communications employs over 64,000 people worldwide
and is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance,
C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance) systems and government services. L-3 is also a
leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems.
The company reported 2007 sales of $14 billion.
Source: GA
Int'l
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