L-3 earns Colombian contract

L-3 Communications (N.H.) and its distributor, Aviation Specialties Unlimited (Idaho), recently were awarded a $42 million contract from the nation of Colombia in which L-3 will provide fully-assembled night-vision goggles, spare parts, tooling and test equipment. Its successful bid was supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Advocacy Center. The award will help increase U.S. exports and support American jobs. L-3 won the contract over foreign competitors Photonis (France), EO Systems (South Korea) and Meprolite (Israel). Source: Department of Commerce, May 22, 2013. [Gulf Coast Note: L-3 Communications has Gulf Coast connections at its Systems Field Support of Madison, Miss.; Aerospace Crestview (Fla.); and L-3 Huntsville (Ala.) Operations.]