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SAIC Awarded $60 Million Task Order by U.S. Navy to Support Tomahawk Weapon System

Company to Provide Wide Range of Technical Support Services

MCLEAN, Va. and SAN DIEGO, Nov 02, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a task order by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to support the Tomahawk Weapons System Program. The task order has a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options, and a total value of more than $60 million if all options are exercised. Work will be performed primarily at Patuxent River, Md. The task order was awarded under the U.S. Navy's SeaPort-e contract.

Under the task order, SAIC will provide technical support services to NAVAIR Program Management Air (PMA) 280, which is responsible for delivering the Tomahawk cruise missile to the U.S. Navy. The Tomahawk provides critical, long range, precision strike missions against high value or heavily defended targets. Under the task order, SAIC will provide services in areas including systems engineering, configuration management, safety, simulation, advance concepts, and test and evaluation.

"SAIC has supported the Tomahawk program through multiple generations of technology and is pleased to continue supporting this critical weapon system program in its evolving mission," said John Fratamico, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager.

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 U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $10.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. 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, 2009, 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
    melissa.l.koskovich@saic.com       laura.luke@saic.com