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Alion Awarded $3 Million Contract to Support Army Training

Posted on: Tuesday, 26 June 2007, 09:14 CDT

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, has been awarded a $3 million task order to provide simulation training and support to the Army III Corps and Fort Hood Battle Command Training Branch.

Under the program, Alion will provide operational management and technical integration support to the Battle Command Training Branch (BCTB). Alion will identify, analyze, develop and provide modeling and simulation training, expertise, and support to enhance BCTB training capabilities at Forts Hood, Carson, Riley, Sill and Bliss.

"The BCTB provides a vital service in ensuring that battle command training capabilities are established and maintained based on Department of the Army guidelines and within allocated funding," said Dave McClure, Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the Strategic Systems Group. "At Alion, we look forward to supporting the Army on this important mission."

The contract is effective May 1, 2007. The Naval Air Systems Command is the contracting authority.

About 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. Building on 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 and marine engineering. Based in McLean, Virginia, Alion has 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 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.

Source: Business Wire

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