DALLAS, TX, (August 31, 2012)

Eclipse Electronic Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Esterline Technologies Corporation and member of the Esterline Communication Systems Platform announced today that it has shipped the first SIGINT intercept receiver in the next-generation R6000 family of products.  The RXR6300 is a dual channel, 3U Open VPX based module which provides frequency coverage from 2 MHz to 6 GHz while providing an instantaneous IF bandwidth of 60 MHz on each RF channel.  The RXR6300 retains the very high performance specifications of earlier generation R4000 and R5000 receivers in a Size, Weight and Power (SWAP) optimized design which doubles the channel density and quadruples the instantaneous frequency density.

Racal Acoustics, part of Esterline Communication Systems, has today been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation for their development of a communications headset, the RA5000 Raptor, which has provided hearing protection for tens of thousands of soldiers during combat missions worldwide and increased the businesses turnover by 124% over a three year period. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious Awards for business performance, recognising and rewarding outstanding achievement by UK companies.

Esterline Racal Acoustics has today been honoured with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade after increasing its overseas revenues by 124% in three years. The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the UK's most prestigious Awards for business performance. They recognise and reward outstanding achievement by UK companies.

BELLEVUE, Wash., December 3, 2009 ― Esterline Corporation (NYSE: ESL www.esterline.com), a leading specialty manufacturer serving the aerospace and defense markets, today announced the promotion of Kevin Moschetti to the position of President of its Communication Systems platform, comprising two major business units located in the US and the UK.

Military communication specialist Esterline Racal Acoustics, is set to launch its new dual sided version of the standard Cobra at this years Defence Systems & Equipment International Exhibition (DSEi) in London.

Military communication specialist Esterline Racal Acoustics, is set to launch its new Passive Raptor Headset, a new addition to the RA5000 Raptor family, at this years Defence Systems & Equipment International Exhibition (DSEi) in London.

Military communication specialist Esterline Racal Acoustics, is set to launch two new additions to the FRONTIER suite of products at this years Defence Systems & EquipmentInternational Exhibition (DSEi) in London.

Racal Acoustics has now fully implemented its latest investment in production resources for its communication audio management systems that are fitted on BAE Systems Hawk jet trainer aircraft.

Building on an established Avionics business developed whilst under Thales ownership, Racal Acoustics is now directly managing the Sales and Marketing arrangements for its avionics products. Racal has a reputation and an established track record for providing high performance, quality avionics communications equipment.