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ENSCO Awarded Subcontract as Part of National Weather Service Contract Team

Falls Church, Va., February 13, 2006 — ENSCO, Inc., a diversified research, development and information technology company, is a member of a team that has been awarded the contract with the National Weather Service (NWS) for operations, maintenance and evolution of the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS). The total contract is estimated to be approximately $300 million over 10 years if all the options are exercised. Under the terms of the subcontract, ENSCO will participate in all phases of the contract providing help desk services, software integration and test services as well as continuous product improvement.

AWIPS is a critical technology tool for the National Weather Service; it is the heart of NWS warning system which alerts the population to life-threatening and time-sensitive weather events like tornadoes, severe weather and flash floods. AWIPS provides an extensible architecture to allow for highly available data communications, processing, and meteorological and hydrologic display capabilities in an integrated environment. It supports the NWS operational mission by providing a very efficient and effective means for forecasters to prepare and issue timely, accurate forecasts and warnings.

Leading the effort is Raytheon Information Solutions (RIS), a division of the Raytheon Company, based in Reston, Va. RIS delivers customer-focused industry best practices and best-of-breed IT solutions that enable federal agency mission objectives.

“ENSCO is extremely proud to be a part of this team. Our meteorologists and software developers will bring extensive weather and technology expertise to this project,” said Tim Wilfong, ENSCO’s principal meteorologist for the effort. “ENSCO has deep roots in the weather community and our team is focused on successfully delivering the critical requirements.”

As evidence of ENSCO’s in-depth knowledge and understanding of the weather community, ENSCO recently unveiled its MetWise product line, which is a comprehensive weather visualization and decision assistance tool for professionals. ENSCO’s MetWise was designed by meteorologists for meteorologists and this has resulted in a unique system with intuitive graphical interface, easy-to-use menus and highly customizable data fields.

ENSCO will apply its legacy of innovation and technology to this critical NWS project. “We are committed to leveraging our extensive meteorological heritage to build the best system for NWS and providing the highest level of support to Raytheon and our other team members,” said Kevin Pruett, Division Manager of ENSCO’s Aerospace Sciences and Engineering Division which will be supporting the Raytheon led team.

About ENSCO, Inc.

ENSCO, Inc. provides engineering, science and advanced technology solutions for the defense, security, transportation, environment, and aerospace industries. Founded in 1969, ENSCO is a $100 million, 850-person, privately owned corporation. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., ENSCO has major offices in Springfield, Va., Endicott, N.Y., Melbourne, Fla. and Cocoa Beach, Fla.; field offices throughout the United States; and sales agent offices in China, Israel, the United Kingdom and throughout central and eastern Europe.
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