Alion Awarded $48.5 Million Joint Warfare Simulation Contract; Technology solutions firm to provide technologies to improve US Joint Forces Command's training and experimentation.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. has been awarded a contract valued up to $48.5 million to provide Modeling and Simulation (M&S) state of the art technologies to enhance joint experimentation at the US Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM USJFCOM United States Joint Forces Command ). Under the award, the Alion team will conduct research and development in critical technical areas for future experimentation and for today's warfighter. These areas include individual and small unit infantry training, situational awareness Situation awareness or situational awareness [1] (SA) is the mental representation and understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in capability, training technology for distributed and joint systems, sensor simulation technology, visual simulation technology, information management for M&S and simulation networking. Alion will continue their leadership role in the field, bringing state of the art technological enhancements and innovative thinking to improve modeling and simulation's capability to support joint experimentation, training and current operations. The award, issued by the Naval Air Systems Command The Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR, is the part of the United States Navy which provides materiel support for naval aircraft and airborne weapon systems, such as guided missiles. NAVAIR was established in 1966 as the successor to the Navy's Bureau of Naval Weapons (BuWeps). (NAVAIR NAVAIR Naval Air Systems Command ) in Orlando, FL, has a five year period of performance. Joe Owen, Alion Senior Vice President, said that the work performed under this contract can help to better prepare US forces for evolving challenges. "Our military subject matter experts can provide the operational direction and our technical team the technology needed to improve the current training and simulations for joint operations A general term to describe military actions conducted by joint forces or by Service forces in relationships (e.g., support, coordinating authority) which, of themselves, do not create joint forces. . This award expands Alion current effort within JFCOM JFCOM Joint Forces Command (formerly ACOM change effective 1 Oct 99) . We are looking forward to leading the development of these technologies and working with our team of partners," Owen said. Mr. Jim Blank, the Joint Forces Command Experimentation Engineering Department spokesman, noted "This award brings together an already great modeling and simulation team into one contract and provides us greater flexibility to adapt to changing needs. We are able to address the warfighters' future needs today in an incredibly realistic environment." The majority of the work for the contract will be completed in Suffolk, VA by Alion and their team, which includes Science Applications International Corporation, Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support, L3 Communications - Titan Corporation, Koam Engineering Systems, Nakuru, Soar Technology, Geo Spatial Technologies, Inc. and Toyon toyon: see Christmasberry. Research Corporation. 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 2700 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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