Alion Awarded $17M Navy Shipboard Weapon System Contract; Technology Solutions Firm to Support Upgrade of Shipboard Tomahawk Weapon Control Systems.MCLEAN, Va. -- Alion Science and Technology Alion Science and Technology (pronounced: ah-LYE-un) is an employee-owned technology solutions company delivering technical expertise and operational support to the Department of Defense, civilian government agencies and commercial customers. was awarded a $17M potential value task order under their existing SeaPort Enhanced multiple award contract (MAC). The one-year base award with four option-year periods will support the US Navy upgrade of shipboard Tomahawk tomahawk [from an Algonquian dialect of Virginia], hatchet generally used by Native North Americans as a hand weapon and as a missile. The earliest tomahawks were made of stone, with one edge or two edges sharpened (sometimes the stone was globe shaped). weapon control systems. The SeaPort Enhanced MAC task order was issued by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Noun 1. Naval Surface Warfare Center - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare NSWC , Port Hueneme Division. Under the task order, Alion will continue to work with the Navy to engineer and materially support upgrade of existing Tomahawk weapon control systems to the Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS TTWCS Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System ) configuration on CG 47 and DDG DDG Guided Missile Destroyer DDG Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft DDG Deputy Director General DDG Drop Dead Gorgeous DDG Deutsche Dermatologische Gesellschaft (German Society of Dermatologists) 51 class ships. TTWCS is the next-generation system for Tomahawk cruise missile flight planning and control. TTWCS deployment is part of the U.S. Navy's efforts to improve the flexibility and responsiveness of Tomahawk cruise missiles, add new capabilities, and upgrade existing fleet systems. "Alion's extensive experience and familiarity with the CG 47 and DDG 51 from participation in past Tomahawk upgrades since 1996 are an asset to the project," said Ken Siegman, Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the Alion JJMA JJMA John J. McMullen Associates Maritime and Industrial Engineering Group. "Our combat systems installation, engineering and material kitting support will assist in a smooth transition to the new system." Work under the contract will be completed in Port Hueneme, CA. About Alion Science and Technology Alion Science and Technology is an employee-owned technology solutions company delivering technical expertise and operational support to the Department of Defense, civilian government agencies and commercial customers. Building on almost 70 years of R&D and engineering experience, Alion brings innovation and insight to multiple business areas: defense operations; modeling & simulation; wireless communication; industrial technology; chemical, biological, nuclear & environmental sciences; information technology; and naval architecture & marine engineering. Based in McLean, Virginia, Alion has more than 2600 employee-owners at major offices, customer sites and laboratories worldwide. For more information, call 877.771.6252 or visit Alion online at www.alionscience.com. This press release contains information about management's view of Alion's future expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of risk factors and uncertainties discussed in documents periodically filed by Alion with the SEC. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. |
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