ANTEON AWARDED $9.9M OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH CONTRACT.Anteon Corporation has been awarded a five-year contract with a potential value of $9.9M, to support the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia (Ballston), is the office within the U.S. Department of the Navy that coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the U.S. (ONR ONR Office of Naval Research ONR Ontario Northland Railway ). Under this contract, Anteon will provide advanced research and development support in the areas of acoustics acoustics (ək  `stĭks) [Gr.,=the facts about hearing], the science of sound, including its production, propagation, and effects. and underwater shock. Anteon's Systems Engineering Group will perform the work. The contract supports work being performed by ONR's Ship Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Science and Technology Division. The 19 tasks included in the contract are designed to yield advancements in acoustic and shock analysis methods and experimental techniques Experimental research designs are used for the controlled testing of causal processes. The general procedure is one or more independent variables are manipulated to determine their effect on a dependent variable. as well as to develop an improved understanding of the physical mechanisms governing platform stealth and survivability sur·viv·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of surviving: survivable organisms in a hostile environment. 2. That can be survived: a survivable, but very serious, illness. performance. Joseph M. Kampf, President and Chief Executive Officer of Anteon, said, "Anteon is one of the leading providers of technical services to the U.S. Navy. We look forward to continuing our support to ONR in these key R&D areas of acoustics and underwater shock." Anteon Corporation, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia Fairfax is an independent city forming an enclave within the confines of Fairfax County, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although politically independent of the surrounding county, the City of Fairfax is nevertheless its county seatGR6. , is a leading information technology and engineering solutions company providing support to the federal government, commercial and international sectors for 25 years. With annual revenue exceeding $700 million, the Company has more than 5,300 employees in over 80 offices worldwide and has been acknowledged as a top information technology integrator by a survey of federal agency customers conducted by Federal Computer Week and by numerous other independent sources. Anteon Corporation is a privately held firm owned principally by affiliates of Caxton-Iseman Capital.[sections] |
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