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Alion Awarded $6.6M NAVAIR Contract to Enhance Seahawk Helicopter Mission Capabilities and Improve Readiness

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Alion Awarded $6.6M NAVAIR Contract to Enhance Seahawk Helicopter Mission Capabilities and Improve Readiness

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a two-year, $6.6 million task order from the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to support its Multi-Mission Helicopter (MMH) Program Management Activity (PMA-299). Alion will deliver technical, financial management, administrative and engineering expertise to support current and future Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of the Seahawk Helicopters.

“The Seahawk helicopter platform is used by the U.S. and our allies for missions that include search-and-rescue and anti-submarine warfare. Our team has unmatched expertise in developing, implementing and supporting International Programs, and we are excited to be supporting NAVAIR in this important program”

“The Seahawk helicopter platform is used by the U.S. and our allies for missions that include search-and-rescue and anti-submarine warfare. Our team has unmatched expertise in developing, implementing and supporting International Programs, and we are excited to be supporting NAVAIR in this important program,” said Timer Keenan, Alion’s Strategic Operations Group Manager.

Alion’s teaming partner for this work is Technology Security Associates (TSA) of California, Md. The work will be performed at Naval Air Station Patuxent River and at TSA offices.

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 75 years of R&D and engineering expertise, Alion brings innovation and insight to multiple business areas: naval architecture & marine engineering; defense operations; modeling & simulation; technology integration; information technology & wireless communications; and energy and environmental sciences. 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.