L-3 Approved for Low-Rate Initial Production of EP-3E Spiral 3 Aircraft

L-3 Communications announced today that its Platform Integration division has been approved to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the U.S. Navy's EP-3E Spiral 3-configured aircraft, featuring an upgraded intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission avionics suite.

Under the LRIP program, L-3 will manufacture and install this new capability on three EP-3E aircraft.

The successful completion of developmental testing using the L-3-modified prototype EP-3E Spiral 3-configured aircraft provided the basis for the Navy's LRIP decision.

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