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SRA subsidiary to supply MSS surveillance system FAIRFAX, Va., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Era Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of SRA International, Inc. (NYSE:SRX), announced it has been selected to provide an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) system to the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA). The system will be used by the JCAA for extensive operational testing, prior to an eventual nationwide wide area multilateration and ADS-B deployment. With the country's current radars becoming increasingly more expensive to operate and maintain, the JCAA conducted studies on replacement technologies and determined that next generation multilateration and ADS-B technologies would offer cost advantages and performance benefits. "Air navigation service providers (ANSPs) worldwide are replacing their older and costly radar-based surveillance systems with multilateration or ADS-B technologies that have proved to be more accurate, and provide better coverage and increased reliability, while meeting the applicable International Civil Aviation Organization standards," said Era's director of the Americas region, Bernard Asare. "We are committed to helping Jamaica and the Caribbean States transition to more affordable surveillance systems to meet their future air traffic management needs." ADS-B is a critical component of any future next generation air traffic management system. Aircraft equipped with ADS-B avionics constantly and automatically transmit information such as speed, altitude, identification and direction of flight to other ADS-B aircraft, as well as to air traffic control (ATC) automation systems, by way of ground stations such as MSS(sm) by Era. Because ADS-B works off a network of ground stations, the technology lends itself well to cross-border surveillance participation. MSS provides both ADS-B and multilateration technology in a single ground station, providing ANSPs with the surveillance needed for aircraft with older technologies (e.g., legacy Mode A and Mode C transponders) and those with more modern ADS-B (e.g., Mode S Extended Squitter) avionics. "The JCAA recognizes that Era's certified ADS-B and multilateration surveillance technologies are critical to reducing the operational and maintenance costs of our infrastructure, while dramatically improving operational safety and efficiency in the Jamaican flight information region," said Col. Oscar Derby, director general of the JCAA. "States with limited resources should strongly consider embracing ADS-B and multilateration technologies as core components of their surveillance modernization plans in the short term because of the quantum leap in surveillance accuracy and operational safety that these will bring to their organizations. A vast number of ANSPs in Europe and Asia Pacific have shown that these technologies are mature, have been certified to provide ATC separation services and have proved to be of higher performance than traditional secondary surveillance radars." Acquired by SRA in July 2008, Era Systems Corporation provides advanced surveillance technologies for the air traffic management, airport operations, military and security markets. For more information about Era, visit http://www.sra.com/era. SRA does not announce sales amounts for individual Era contracts; Era contracts for their air traffic management business typically range in value of $1-2 million, and may be up to $5 million. About SRA International, Inc. SRA and its subsidiaries are dedicated to solving complex problems of global significance for government organizations serving the national security, civil government and global health markets. Founded in 1978, the company and its subsidiaries have expertise in such areas as air surveillance and air traffic management; contract research organization (CRO) services; cybersecurity; disaster response planning; enterprise resource planning; environmental strategies; IT systems, infrastructure and managed services; logistics; public health preparedness; strategic management consulting; systems engineering; and wireless integration. FORTUNE(R) magazine has chosen SRA as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For" for ten consecutive years. The company and its subsidiaries employ more than 6,900 employees serving clients from headquarters in Fairfax, Va., and offices around the world. For additional information on SRA, please visit http://www.sra.com/. Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans, and prospects for SRA, including statements about the estimated value of the contract and work to be performed, and other statements containing the words "estimates," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent our views as of March 17, 2009. We anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause our views to change. However, while we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to March 17, 2009. DATASOURCE: SRA International, Inc. CONTACT: Sheila S. Blackwell, Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs, +1-703-227-8345, , or Susie Mouri, Manager, Sector Communications, +1-703-803-1945, , both of SRA International, Inc. Web Site: http://www.sra.com/

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