Engility Awarded $35 Million Contract to Support Modeling and Simulation Training for Pacific Theater Forces

Award reflects Engility's deep expertise gained in 27 years supporting U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet training

CHANTILLY, Va., March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Engility Holdings, Inc. EGL, today announced it has been awarded a $34.9 million contract to support tactical warfare training for Pacific Theater forces. Engility will develop and execute simulation-based war games that will support training for the Tactical Training Group Pacific, Expeditionary Warfare Training Group Pacific and Tactical Training Group Pacific Detachment, Yokosuka, Japan.

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Under this contract, Engility will develop scenarios, configure training spaces and replicate world environments through Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems. The modeling and simulation systems include: Joint Semi Automated Forces (JSAF) and Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Tactical Warfare Simulation. Specifically, Engility will configure and manage databases, interfaces between the simulations, networks and C4I systems. During war game execution, Engility also conducts role-playing with the forces and interacts with the training audience.

"This is Engility's most significant war gaming support contract," said Engility President and CEO Tony Smeraglinolo. "This win is a result of our team's outstanding past performance combined with a 27-year relationship with the Navy's Pacific Fleet." 

Work under this cost plus fixed-fee award, which represents a continuation of existing work, will be performed over one base and four option years and will be performed at Point Loma, CA, Coronado, CA, and Yokosuka, Japan.

ABOUT ENGILITY
Engility is a pure-play government services provider that delivers highly skilled personnel wherever, whenever they are needed in a cost-efficient manner. The company proudly serves customers that span the federal services market including the Department of Defense, the Intelligence community, Space and Federal Civilian agencies. Headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, Engility is a leading provider of specialized technical consulting, program and business support services, engineering and technology lifecycle support, information technology, modernization and sustainment, supply chain services and logistics management, and training and education for the U.S. Government. To learn more about Engility, please visit www.engilitycorp.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding Engility's future prospects, projected financial results, estimated integration costs and acquisition related amortization expenses, and business plans. Words such as "may," "will," "should," "likely," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "projects," "believes," "estimates" and similar expressions are also used to identify these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of Engility's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Engility's actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found under the heading "Risk Factors" included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and more recent documents that have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and are available on the investor relations section of Engility's website (http://www.engilitycorp.com) and on the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, historical information should not be considered as an indicator of future performance.

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