with level 3 communications . l 3 communications holdings inc. type public traded as nyse lll s & p 500 component industry aerospace defense founded 1997 headquarters new york city new york united states key people michael t. strianese chairman president and ceo products avcatt numerous specialized components revenue us 12.629 billion 2013 1 us 13.146 billion 2012 1 operating income us 1.258 billion 2013 1 us 1.351 billion 2012 1 net income us 778.0 million 2013 1 us 810.0 million 2012 1 total assets us 14.009 billion 2013 1 us 13.791 billion 2012 1 total equity us 6.098 billion 2013 1 us 5.543 billion 2012 1 number of employees 38 000 2016 website l 3com . com l 3 communications holdings is an american company that supplies command and control communications intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance c3isr systems and products avionics ocean products training devices and services instrumentation space and navigation products . its customers include the department of defense department of homeland security u.s. government intelligence agencies nasa aerospace contractors and commercial telecommunications and wireless customers . l 3 is headquartered in murray hill manhattan new york city . 2 contents 1 history 1.1 acquisitions 2 business organization 2.1 management 2.2 naming 3 products 4 federal contract suspension 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit l 3 named for frank lanza robert lapenta and lehman brothers was formed in 1997 to acquire certain business units from lockheed martin . these units had belonged to lockheed corporation and martin marietta which had merged three years before in 1993 . 3 l 3 has continued to expand through mergers and acquisitions to become one of the top ten u.s. government contractors . 4 on november 4 2010 l 3 issued a part purge notification to prevent future use of chinese counterfeit parts but did not notify its customers whose display systems suffered from much higher than expected failure rates . 5 acquisitions edit 1997 paramax systems corporation from lockheed martin . loral had acquired paramax in 1995 2000 training & simulation division of raytheon systems co. based in arlington texas . this company was formerly known as hughes training inc. and part of the hughes aircraft defense group purchased by raytheon from general motors two years earlier . the division traces its ancestry to the original company formed by edwin link inventor of the airplane simulator . 6 2002 raytheon intelligence and information systems located in greenville texas waco texas and lexington kentucky . these companies were originally part of e systems . sycoleman corporation which came about from the joining of sy technologies and coleman research corporation . perkinelmer detection systems from perkinelmer which became l 3 security & detection systems . 7 2003 ship analytics inc. 8 2005 titan corp. after a failed buyout attempt by lockheed martin . l 3 communication combat propulsion systems previously owned by general dynamics land systems . l 3 communications mapps previously cae s marine controls unit 9 electron dynamic devices from boeing satellite systems . applied signal & image technology linthicum heights md. geo location systems for rf emitters . 2006 advanced system architectures a company based in fleet hampshire united kingdom . l 3 asa has core capabilities in the development and through life management of complex information systems data fusion and tracking solutions and interoperable secure communications systems . crestview aerospace a company based in northwest florida . crestview aerospace provides aircraft structures major airframe assemblies and military aircraft modifications for leading prime contractors and oems in the aerospace industry . nautronix and maripro based in fremantle australia and santa barbara california respectively from nautronix plc in aberdeen scotland . nautronix and maripro provide acoustic ranges and hydrographics to commercial and defense markets . trl technology a specialist defense electronics company based in gloucestershire united kingdom . trl technology is internationally known for development and innovation in the fields of interception surveillance electronic warfare and communications . 10 2010 insight technologies a company based in londonderry new hampshire . insight develops and builds optics from night vision goggles to weapon mounted sights and lasers . 2012 thales training and simulation partial a multinational company which manufactures civil and military full flight simulators and provides related training and support services a wholly owned subsidiary of the thales group . in august 2012 l 3 acquired thales group s civil fixed wing flight simulation business to form l 3 link simulation & training uk . 11 2015 ctc aviation limited a company based in southampton providing training and resourcing to many international airlines most notably through its ctc wings ab initio flight training program which successfully places many cadets within a vast network of partner airlines . as well as providing mpl courses for airlines such as qatar airlines easyjet and flybe ctc aviation also trains pilots on the british airways future pilot program . the aviation academy has a 98 % 12 employment rate with various airlines including ryanair flybe and many more . ctc also has locations in hamilton new zealand phoenix arizona and gatwick airport in london . 13 business organization edit as of 2008 l 3 is organized under four business segments command control communications intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance c isr c3isr support services which includes flight simulation manufacturing traceable to the original designs and company of edwin albert link isr systems secure communications government services aviation maritime and human intelligence it and other services training and staff augmentation services aircraft modernization and maintenance am & m aircraft modernization and support services aviation support operations specialized products avionics displays and specialty products marine and power systems microwave rf satcom and antenna products security and detection sensors guidance navigation and simulation management edit frank lanza ceo and co founder died on june 7 2006 . cfo michael t. strianese was named as interim ceo and was appointed chairman president and ceo of the company on october 23 2006 . naming edit despite the similarity in naming there is no corporate connection between l3 communications and networking provider level 3 communications whose name is often abbreviated l3 in informal industry communication . products edit l 3 provision millimeter wave airport passenger screening system l 3 examiner sx 3dx and xlb airport baggage scanning systems l 3 optex trace level explosive detection system avcatt a mobile aviation training simulator orchid 14 total development & simulation environment power marine eotech holographic weapon sights l 3 sonoma eo electro optical imaging systems 1508m dragon eyes 1205md 2111x 2514x & 2711g federal contract suspension edit in 2010 it was announced that l3 s special support programs division had been suspended by the united states air force from doing any contract work for the us federal government . a us department of defense investigation had reportedly found that the company had used a highly sensitive government computer network to collect competitive business information for its own use . a us federal criminal investigation 15 ended the temporary suspension on july 27 2010 . see also edit new york city portal companies portal top 100 us federal contractors references edit a b c d e f g h i j l 3 communications holdings inc current report as of december 31 2013 form 8 k xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . may 2 2014 . company profile . l 3 communications . retrieved on march 10 2010 . robert v. lapenta l 1 identity solutions 2011 washington technology top 100 . retrieved 10 december 2011 . rajghatta chidanand 30 march 2014 . did iaf s us made c 130j super hercules that crashed have fake chinese parts . indiatimes.com . tnn . retrieved 30 march 2014 . https www.link.com about pages history.aspx l 3 communications completes acquisition of perkinelmer detection systems business . visionsystems design . 18 jun 2002 . retrieved 20 jun 2016 . http www.thefreelibrary.com l 3 communications acquires ship analytics inc. a096647948 l 3 mapps company details . naval technology.com . retrieved 8 jan 2011 . 1 . l 3 communications . retrieved on may 24 2010 . 2 . retrieved on nov 24 2014 . flight training news advert . http www.l 3com . com media center press releases.html pr id 2054036 3 archived july 13 2011 at the wayback machine . hodge nathan spotlight on private firms at pentagon wall street journal june 12 2010 p. 4 . international directory of company histories vol . 48 . st. james press 2003 external links edit l 3 corporate website l 3 national security solutions l 3 sonoma eo l 3 stratis l 3 asa l 3 communications security & detection systems l 3 communications electron devices l 3 communications scandia division l 3 communications mapps inc. l 3 communications global security & engineering solutions gs & es l 3 communications gs & es praetorian intelligent surveillance solutions l 3 enterprise it solutions l 3 dpa global training & simulator solutions v t e l 3 communications subsidiaries eotech l 3 communication combat propulsion systems paramax systems corporation titan corp. wescam products avcatt l 3 smartdeck coordinates 40 44 57 n 73 58 33 w 40.7492 n 73.9757 w 40.7492 ; 73.9757 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title l 3 communications & oldid 741602784 categories companies listed on the new york stock exchangeavionics companiescompanies established in 1997defense companies of the united stateselectronics companies of the united statescompanies based in new york citycollier trophy recipientsabu ghraib torture 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