Anteon picked to aid Navy security

Anteon International Corp. won a five-year, $49.9 million contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center for shipboard security services, the company said today.


Anteon will install and provide support for shipboard physical security and shipboard security module systems aboard Military Sealift Command and Navy ships worldwide.


The Naval Surface Warfare Center provides technology, capabilities and specialized research and development facilities to support all aspects of surface warfare.


Headquartered in Fairfax, Va., systems integrator Anteon ranks No. 19 on Washington Technology's 2004 Top 100 list of federal prime contractors. The company employs more than 8,200 workers worldwide and had 2003 revenue of $1 billion.