2010 Top 100

8: L-3 Communications Corp.
Top 100 Revenue: $4,176,624,682
Defense Revenue: $3,656,361,430
Civilian Revenue: $520,263,253
2009 Revenue: $15.6 billion
2009 Earnings: $901 million
2008 Revenue: N/A
2008 Earnings: N/A
Number of employees: 66,000
Headquarters: New York
Website: www.l-3com.com
Leadership: Michael Strianese, chairman, chief executive officer and president
Ticker: LLL
Lines of business: Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance; Government Services; Aircraft Modernization and Maintenance; Electronic Systems
Major customers: Defense Department, U.S. armed forces and Homeland Security Department
Major contracts/projects: L-3 Communications was awarded a three-year contract valued at $230.9 million to provide intelligence support services to United States and multinational forces in Iraq.