ManTech Awarded $46 Million Contract to Provide Flight Test Support for NAVAIR Manned and Unmanned Air Vehicle Evaluation Division
FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The U.S. Navy has awarded ManTech International Corporation
(NASDAQ:MANT) a contract to provide flight test support solutions for
the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Manned and Unmanned Air Vehicle
Evaluation Division (AIR 5.1.6). The contract has a three-year period of
performance and a value of $46 million.
AIR 5.1.6's charter is to integrate, test and evaluate: aircraft flying
qualities and performance, propulsion systems; mechanical systems, air
vehicle subsystems, structures, shipboard interoperability, air traffic
control and landing systems; and mission planning systems. Under the AIR
5.1.6 contract, ManTech will provide program management, flight test
engineering, software development and test, air vehicle stores
compatibility, ballistics analysis and modeling, simulation and analysis
solutions.
"ManTech has more than three decades of experience providing flight test
support for fixed and rotary wing platforms," said Lou Addeo, president
and chief operating officer of ManTech's Technical Services Group. "We
are honored to continue our work with NAVAIR and support the success of
the Navy's emerging air-sea strike mission."
About ManTech International Corporation
ManTech is a leading provider of innovative technologies and solutions
for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence
community; the departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security, Energy
and Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the space
community; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
other U.S. federal government customers. We provide support to critical
national security programs for approximately 60 federal agencies through
1,000 current contracts. ManTech's expertise includes command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
(C4ISR) lifecycle support, cyber security, global logistics support,
intelligence/counter-intelligence support, information technology
modernization and sustainment, systems engineering, and test and
evaluation. ManTech supports major national missions, such as military
readiness, terrorist threat detection, information security and border
protection. Additional information on ManTech can be found at www.mantech.com.
Forward-Looking Information
Statements and assumptions made in this press release, which do not
address historical facts, constitute "forward-looking" statements that
ManTech believes to be within the definition in the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties, many
of which are outside of our control. These forward-looking statements
are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results
and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes we
anticipate. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those we anticipate include, but are not limited to, adverse
changes in U.S. government spending priorities; adverse changes in
future levels of expenditures for programs we support caused by
budgetary pressures facing the federal government and changing mission
priorities; the failure to obtain option awards, task orders or funding
under the contract; failure to maintain strong relationships with our
joint venture partner; risk of contract performance, modification, or
termination; the failure to maintain strong relationships with other
contractors; and risks associated with complex U.S. government
procurement laws and regulations. These and other risk factors are more
fully discussed in the section entitled "Risks Factors" in ManTech's
Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on Feb. 24, 2012, and from time to time in ManTech's other
filings. The forward-looking statements included in this news release
are only made as of the date of this press release, and ManTech
undertakes no obligation to publicly update any of the forward-looking
statements made herein, whether as a result of new information,
subsequent events or circumstances, changes in expectations or otherwise.
ManTech International Corporation
Lauren Kushin, 703-218-6406
lauren.kushin@mantech.com
ManTech-C
Source: ManTech International Corporation
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