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SAIC to Provide Additional Tsunami Buoys to Australia

SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., May 7 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a contract by Australia's Bureau of Meteorology to produce and deliver four SAIC Tsunami Buoy (STB) systems. The contract includes options for production and delivery of an additional five buoys that may be exercised at the bureau's discretion. SAIC is licensed by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to produce the STB systems.

The STB system consists of three subsystems: a surface communications buoy, a buoy mooring and a bottom-pressure recorder. The bottom-pressure recorder includes a sea floor pressure sensor which can detect earthquakes and sea level changes. Acoustic communications transmit the bottom sensed pressure data to the surface buoy which then relays the data by satellite to the Australian Warning Center for analysis. The data can provide a real-time assessment to determine whether a potentially destructive tsunami has been formed by a seismic or other event, such as an underwater mudslide.

"These buoys serve as the first line of defense in providing citizens in Australia and Indo-Pacific region with a comprehensive tsunami assessment system," said Tom Baybrook, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We look forward to helping bring a network of robust tsunami assessment systems online to help Australia and other countries reach their goal of a global integrated tsunami warning system."

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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 44,000 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.

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

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