Alion Wins Air Force Contract Potentially Worth $8.6M to Support Electronic Warfare Planning and Development

Business Wire, Oct 15, 2008

Technology Solutions Company Brings System Engineering and Modeling and Simulation Expertise to AFMC and LCMG

MCLEAN, Va. -- The Air Force has awarded Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, an incrementally funded contract with a total ceiling of $8.6 million to assess shortfalls in future weapons systems and to plan, develop and analyze Air Force electronic warfare capabilities.

Under the auspices of Alion-operated Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC), Alion will provide the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) and Air Force Electronic Warfare (EW) Life Cycle Management Group (LCMG) with EW research and associated technical analysis to enable capability planning, development analysis and sustainment. The results will help the Air Force make key decisions regarding system modifications; changes in doctrine; operating concepts; training; logistics; personnel; and facilities for new and existing capabilities across all current and future missions.

"Alion team members will assess future weapons capability shortfalls and develop capability concepts to support the Air Force strategic planning process," said Chris Amos, Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the Technology Solutions Group. "Results of this effort will provide a valuable compilation of knowledge for the Air Force and other DoD activities. The Global War on Terror is depending on work under this contract."

Under the three-year contract, Alion and a team of subcontractors will support AFMC as it provides system design and critical technologies to warfighters.

The military relies on state-of-the-art electronic offensive and defensive capabilities included in the specialized capability known as EW, which enhances air and space functions. EW is critical to the military's ability to find, fix, track, target, engage and assess the adversary while denying the adversary the same ability. The WSTIAC works hand-in-hand with the Air Force in the development and acquisition of EW systems and associated capabilities.

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 70 years of R&D and engineering expertise, Alion brings innovation and insight to multiple business areas: naval architecture & marine engineering; defense operations; systems engineering; modeling & simulation; information management & technology; chemical, biological, nuclear & environmental sciences; wireless spectrum engineering; and industrial technology. Based in McLean, Virginia, Alion employee-owners are located 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 provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 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.