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SAIC Awarded $97 Million U.S. Army Delivery Order For Military Mobile VACIS(R) Inspection Systems

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Dec 29, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --

Systems Enable Deployed Soldiers to Search Vehicles and Cargo for Weapons, Explosives and Other Threats

Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced that it has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army, valued at more than $97 million, for Military Mobile VACIS(R) inspection systems plus associated maintenance services. The systems produce digital images of the contents of vehicles and cargo for analysis, enabling Army personnel to search for weapons, explosives and other threats. SAIC will manufacture the systems near San Diego, California, and will deliver them throughout 2009 and 2010.

Based on SAIC's commercial VACIS(R) inspection technology, the Military Mobile VACIS is built around an armored high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV). This rugged system allows users to perform non-intrusive vehicle inspections in remote locations not accessible by conventional mobile systems, and provides added protection for operators and drivers during scanning and transportation.

"Since 1994, SAIC has provided hundreds of VACIS systems in fixed and mobile configurations to military forces, customs agencies and other security organizations around the world," said Alex Preston, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We are pleased that the Army has once again chosen SAIC's VACIS(R) inspection systems to help protect troops overseas, secure vital assets and aid in the fight against terrorism."

About SAIC

SAIC is a FORTUNE 500(R) scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 45,000 employees serve customers in the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. SAIC had annual revenues of $8.9 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2008. For more information, visit www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions(R)

Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in SAIC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2008, and other such filings that SAIC makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.

      Contact:  Melissa Koskovich      Laura Luke
              703/676-6762           703/676-6533
              koskovichm@saic.com    laura.luke@saic.com