Anteon Awarded $33.2M Contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command to Support Combat System Acquisition; Anteon Provides Program Management Support to the PEO Ships Acquisition Management Directorate.

FAIRFAX, Va. -- Anteon International Corporation (NYSE:ANT), a leading information technology and systems integration and engineering company, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to provide acquisition management support services for the Program Executive Office for Ships, Acquisition Management Directorate (PEO SHIPS AM) at the Washington Navy Yard. The estimated value of this contract, if all options are exercised, is $33.2 million over five years.

"Anteon's technical experience and domain expertise run deep within the U.S. Navy's shipbuilding programs and we are proud to support NAVSEA through our new work with PEO SHIPS," stated Dan Johnson, Anteon chief operating officer. "Directly aligning our technical expertise with the Navy's mission is a clear differentiator for Anteon; our customer-focused program management expertise will help SHIPS AM Directorate deliver its products."

Under the contract, Anteon will provide an integrated and experienced mix of technical, acquisition, and financial personnel who will assist PEO SHIPS in executing its planning, financial, equipment acquisition, production and program management, and business planning missions.

PEO SHIPS provides the U.S. Navy with a single, platform-focused organization that concentrates knowledge, management skills, and buying power for the acquisition and modernization of all non-nuclear surface ships. PEO SHIPS' oversight responsibilities encompass research, development, systems integration, construction, lifetime support, and transfer of current and future surface combatant, amphibious, and auxiliary ships.

About Anteon

Anteon, headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a leading systems integrator, providing information technology and engineering solutions to the U.S. Federal government and international customers. Anteon designs, integrates, maintains, and upgrades state-of-the-art systems for national defense, intelligence, homeland security, and other high priority government missions. Anteon also provides many of its government clients with the systems analysis, integration, and program management skills necessary to manage the development and operations of their mission critical systems. The Company was founded in 1976 and currently employs over 9,200 employees in more than 100 offices worldwide. Anteon consistently ranks among the top information technology integrators based on independent surveys, and has been named to the Forbes List of the 400 Best Big Companies in 2005, earning distinction on the Forbes Platinum List. Anteon is listed on the Standards & Poor's MidCap 400 Index. For more information, visit www.anteon.com.

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