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RPI on J-TECH Team for Military Range Support.


Business Editors, Defense and Aerospace Writers

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001

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 Company to Provide Range Technology and Base Support On JT3 Team

Research Planning, Inc. (RPI RPI - Rockwell Protocol Interface ), which was acquired in April by BTG, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTGI), is a member of a team led by EG&G and Raytheon Company (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: RTN) that was selected to support the Joint Range Technical Services (J-TECH) program.

The Joint Test, Tactics and Training (JT3) team, a joint venture of EG&G and Raytheon, was awarded an initial one-year $96.7 million contract to support Air Force and Navy training ranges in California, Utah and Nevada. With options, the contract has a potential period of performance of 15 years with estimated revenue value to the team of more than $1.7 billion. Revenue to BTG's RPI unit is estimated at over $5 million for the base year. The total estimated value of the contract to BTG during the 15-year period of performance, including all option years, is $85 million.

The JT3 team will provide engineering and technical services in support of the test and training mission of the Nevada Test and Training Range The Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR) is a training facility of the United States Air Force located in the desert of southern Nevada in the United States. It is the largest of its kind in the US, 4687 sq. mi. , the Utah Test and Training Range Coordinates:

The Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) is a military testing and training area located in Utah's West Desert, approximately 80 miles west of Salt Lake City,
, the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway.  in California, and the Navy's Electronic Combat Range at China Lake, California.

Grant Peterson, RPI Vice President for Range Technology and Base Support, said RPI's principal responsibilities include operational and technical support to the Naval Air Warfare Center The Naval Air Warfare Center was a former U.S. Navy military installation located in Warminster, Pennsylvania and Ivyland, Pennsylvania.

The U.S. Navy purchased the grounds to establish this facility from the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation following its bankruptcy in the
 and Electronic Combat Range at China Lake. Under the contract, RPI will provide support for Radar Development Test and Evaluation (RDT&E), Time Space Positioning Information (TSPI TSPI Time-Space-Position Information
TSPI Telephony Service Provider Interface
TSPI Tulay Sa Pag-Unlad, Inc.
TSPI Technology Service Partners, Inc.
TSPi Introductory Team Software Process (Software Engineering Institute) 
), Data Process and Display systems (DP&D), Telemetry, Communications, Computer Systems, and Bomb and Strafe Range support.

Kevin Wilshere, Senior Vice President of RPI and BTG's Logistics, Engineering and Training business unit, said: "We are exceptionally pleased with RPI's role on the successful JT3 team. Operational range and base support is an important component of BTG's commitment to supporting the Department of Defense, and complements other corporate offerings in defense logistics, fielding support, modeling and simulation, and other related areas."

In addition to Range Technology and Base Support, RPI's business areas include Defense Programs and Emergency Management. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 of BTG, Inc., an information systems and technical services company with 1,800 professionals working throughout the country and overseas. In addition to Logistics, Engineering and Training, BTG's business units include Defense and Intelligence Systems and Applied Engineering Solutions. Information about BTG is available on the Web at www.btg.com, by e-mail at info@btg.com, or by calling 703/383-8140.

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