WASHINGTON -- OPNET Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: OPNT), the leading provider of intelligent network management software, today announced that it has been awarded a $3.2 million dollar contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to enhance NETWARS, a software application for analyzing defense-related network communications. Today's announcement follows OPNET's successful delivery of NETWARS 2001-4, a significant development milestone in the NETWARS Program. The terms of the new contract include software and services from OPNET to be delivered in phases, to be completed by December 30, 2002. OPNET's Chairman & CEO, Marc Cohen, concluded, "OPNET's software, as well as the expertise of our staff and partners, are an excellent match for some of the communications challenges facing today's military. We are honored to be leading the NETWARS project and are dedicating resources to increase our role in national defense." Opnet Technologies Inc.