Alion Awarded $6.8M Contract

• to Simulate Detection of Radiological and Nuclear Threats to Support Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Technology Solutions Company to Research Technologies for Detecting Weapons of Mass Destruction

(McLean, VA., May 11, 2010) -- To best meet weapons of mass destruction detection requirements, Alion Science and Technology, under a $6.8 million Air Force contract, will research and develop a complete modeling and simulation environment for the employment of sensors and sensor system technologies that will be used to detect radiological and nuclear threats.

Awarded as a task order under the Modeling and Simulation Information Analysis Center (MSIAC) contract vehicle, Alion will support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's (DTRA's) mission of safeguarding the United States and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Alion will advance the effectiveness of DTRA's nuclear detector programs through the development and employment of detailed sensor system representations in a realistic WMD environment.

Alion will automate the perception and decision-making processes, enabling fast operation of nuclear detector simulation programs. Once developed, the simulated virtual prototyping environment will support systems engineering analysis to evaluate technology solutions for WMD detection.

"Alion's examination and development of critical nuclear detection simulation capabilities will enable DTRA to determine which WMD detection sensors and sensor technologies to deploy to give warfighters the best first line of defense against threats to our nation's security, " said Sue Archer, Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the Operational Solutions Group. "Using a realistic operational environment with scientifically accurate models created by Alion, DTRA will be able to determine where to apply research and development dollars to obtain the best investment and to set transition paths for innovative detection approaches."

Source : Alion Science and Technology