(san diego, ca., october 22, 2009) -- l-3 telemetry-west (l-3 tw), a division of l-3 communications, announced today that it has signed a contract with lockheed martin space systems company (lmssc) to supply a command, control, communications, and monitor (c3m) system used in factory testing on the gps iii program. the c3m software is based on l-3 tw's incontrol software product, which supports satellite test and on-orbit operations.

"the selection of l-3 tw for the gps-iii c3m program again underscores incontrol's ability to operate in multiple phases of a satellite mission, including satellite manufacturing and system testing," said jim presnell, vice president of engineering. "l-3 tw is pleased to participate in this crucial activity with lmssc."

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