L3 Inactive 10-K2003 FY Annual report

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L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
and L-3 Communications Corporation
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

Exhibit 12


	L-3
	Year Ended December 31,
	2003			2002			2001			2000			1999
Earnings:
Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle	$	433,813		$	314,023		$	186,222		$	134,079		$	95,430
Add:
Interest expense		124,706			115,100			80,002			87,308			56,686
Amortization of debt expense		7,977			7,392			6,388			5,724			3,904
Interest component of rent expense		24,364			22,342			14,332			11,882			7,500
Earnings	$	590,860		$	458,857		$	286,944		$	238,993		$	163,520
Fixed charges:
Interest expense		124,706			115,100			80,002			87,308			56,686
Amortization of debt expense		7,977			7,392			6,388			5,724			3,904
Interest component of rent expense		24,364			22,342			14,332			11,882			7,500
Fixed charges	$	157,047		$	144,834		$	100,722		$	104,914		$	68,090
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		3.8	x		3.2	x		2.8	x		2.3	x		2.4	x