Alion Awarded $1.23M SPAWAR Contract to Provide Supporton Real-Time Digital Data Link System

Technology Solutions Company to Help Certify and Implement Link-16 Radio
Waveforms
MCLEAN, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider,
has been awarded a $1.23 million Navy contract to provide Link-16 EMC radio
waveform certification support to the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems
Center San Diego, Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications,
Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I).

Link-16 is a Department of Defense (DoD) secure, jam-resistant, high-speed
spectrum data link that allows military aircraft, ships and ground forces to
exchange near real-time text, imagery data and digital voice messages.

The work, which will be performed under the Alion-operated Modeling and
Simulation Information Analysis Contract (MSIAC) vehicle, includes research,
analysis, modeling, simulation and engineering support to PEO C4I. Alion will
present its findings and make recommendations on EMC feature design,
certification test plans and procedures, and certification results on all
Link-16 systems.

"The new radio waveforms for Link-16, will expand the capabilities of the
current system and provide better, more accurate exchanges of battlefield
information to assist the warfighter and promote higher rates of mission
success," said Sue Archer, Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the
Operational Solutions Group. "The waveforms are being implemented in a variety
of terminals, including the Multifunctional Information Distribution System
(MIDS), Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), and the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS)
to help reveal locations of friendly and enemy forces."

Before the terminals can be deployed, the built-in test circuitry, which is
designed to monitor the waveform time and spectral characteristics and
automatically inhibit Link-16 terminal transmissions that exceed Department of
Commerce standards, must be certified.

The work is sponsored by the Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, 1901 N.
Beauregard St., Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22311.

MSIAC is the DoD center for integrated support of the modeling and simulation
community. The center provides broad support for M&S programs throughout the
government. In addition, M&S University, developed by Alion for the MSIAC,
provides training on how to use M&S to make training, acquisition, logistics and
experimentation more effective.

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, Va.,
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.

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Alion Science and Technology
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