SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2003

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                        L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.
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               (Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Charter)


                                    DELAWARE
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


            001-14141                                   13-3937434
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    (Commission File Number)                (IRS Employer Identification No.)


   600 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK                        10016
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)


                                 (212) 697-1111
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              (Registrants' Telephone Number, Including Area Code)









ITEM 7.          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

     (c) Exhibits

     The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

          Exhibit No.        Exhibit Description
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               99            Press release, dated October 22, 2003, issued by
                             L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.


ITEM 12.         RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 12, Disclosure of
Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On October 22, 2003, L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (L-3) issued a press
release setting forth L-3's 2003 third quarter financial results. A copy of
L-3's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.




















                                   SIGNATURES

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                              L-3 COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC.



                              By: /s/ Christopher Cambria
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                                 Name:  Christopher C. Cambria
                                 Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary and
                                        General Counsel











Dated: October 22, 2003












                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number        Title
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99            Press release, dated October 22, 2003, issued by L-3
              Communications Holdings, Inc.