Systems Enable Deployed Soldiers to Search Vehicles and Cargo for Weapons, Explosives and Other Threats.

Science Applications International Corporation today announced that it has received a delivery order from the U.S. Army, valued at more than $97 million, for Military Mobile VACIS(R) inspection systems plus associated maintenance services. The systems produce digital images of the contents of vehicles and cargo for analysis, enabling Army personnel to search for weapons, explosives and other threats. SAIC will manufacture the systems near San Diego, California, and will deliver them throughout 2009 and 2010.

Based on SAIC's commercial VACIS(R) inspection technology, the Military Mobile VACIS is built around an armored high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle (HMMWV). This rugged system allows users to perform non-intrusive vehicle inspections in remote locations not accessible by conventional mobile systems, and provides added protection for operators and drivers during scanning and transportation.

"Since 1994, SAIC has provided hundreds of VACIS systems in fixed and mobile configurations to military forces, customs agencies and other security organizations around the world," said Alex Preston, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. "We are pleased that the Army has once again chosen SAIC's VACIS(R) inspection systems to help protect troops overseas, secure vital assets and aid in the fight against terrorism."

SAIC
09.01.2009