2007 Top 100
9: L-3 Communications Corp.
| Top 100 Revenue: | $2,570,446,644 |
| Defense Revenue: | $2,386,804,271 |
| Civilian Revenue: | $183,642,373 |
| 2006 Revenue: | $12.4 billion |
| 2006 Earnings: | $526.1 million |
| 2005 Revenue: | $9.4 billion |
| 2005 Earnings: | $508.5 million |
| Number of employees: | 60000 |
| Headquarters: | New York |
| Website: | www.l-3com.com |
| Leadership: | Michael T. Strianese, president and CEO |
| Ticker: | LLL |
| Lines of business: | Command, control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, government services, aircraft modernization and maintenance and specialized products |
| Major customers: | Army, Navy, NASA and Homeland Security Department |
| Major contracts/projects: | L-3 works with the Army''s Intelligence and Security Command to manage translation and interpretation services for military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The company was also hired by the Army in 2006 to provide 17,000 mine detecting devices over the next 10 years for $300 million. The nine-pound device uses metal detection and ground penetrating radar to detect mines. |