DRAMMEN, April 19, 2011

L-3 Valmarine announced today that it has appointed John Egil Gilje as vice president and director of sales and marketing, effective April 1, 2011. Mr. Gilje will report directly to Finn Inge Langeland, managing director of L-3 Valmarine.

“I am very happy to welcome John Egil to our L-3 Valmarine team,” said Mr. Langeland. “He has extensive experience in sales management and leadership, with a particular talent for implementing and effectively executing business strategy.”

With more than 18 years of international management experience, Mr. Gilje most recently served as the director of sales and marketing at Bjørge Marine Automation where he had operational responsibility for the company’s worldwide sales activities. He was also responsible for the development and operation of the company’s business activities in China.

Located in Drammen, Norway, L-3 Valmarine, a division of L-3 Marine & Power Systems, has branch offices in Tampere, Finland, and Bergen, Norway, with representatives in Italy, the UAE, Spain, the U.K., South Africa, France, Singapore, the U.S., China, as well as South Korea. With a focus on advanced vessels, navies and the cruise ship market, L-3 Valmarine is a major supplier of automation and navigation systems worldwide.