Alion Introduces Mobile Training System to Improve Readiness, Prepare Troops for Deployment

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Imagine a warfighter in a remote area performing an unfamiliar mission with a short timeframe to educate himself on that mission. Now imagine the same warfighter receiving critical instructions, even training and experimentation, with the ease of his cell phone or iPod^®. A new mobile, collaborative training system will enable this capability to become reality.

Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, will unveil the electronic Collaboration Capabilities (eC²) Web-based system at this year’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Conference (I/ITSEC) from December 1-4 in Orlando, FL. eC² will work in conjunction with the Apple iPhone^® and iPod^® touch – and other mobile hardware devices – to improve the capability and readiness of deployed troops. Warfighters and managers will be able to download and customize information on the mobile devices and perform actions ranging from training and education to testing and experimentation.

eC² enhances tactical training and integrates with simulations and command, control, communications, computer and intelligence (C4I) systems at military and homeland security locations. The solution is designed to integrate with existing networked systems.

The system interactively disseminates training data before, during and after a training exercise and includes access to real-world terrain, simulations and C4I system controls. Before training starts, the system works to prepare warfighters for missions, tasks, conditions and standards – information gleaned from the training repository. During the exercise, eC² links to real-time remote visual displays of computer workstations and coordinates interactive command and control capabilities. When the exercise concludes, the tool helps the training commander analyze and report results, key events and performance data to the unit.

Additionally, eC² can be used as a teaching tool. Alion’s new Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Framework courses deliver critical M&S instruction, enabling warfighters to continue education and training at work, home or during deployments.

I/ITSEC is an annual conference that promotes cooperation among the armed services, industry, academia and various government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues, and development of multiservice programs, according to the I/ITSEC Web site.

At I/ITSEC, Alion will also feature multiple technologies to improve training and experimentation, including the Toolkit for Operational Medical Modeling (TOMM), the US Army’s Advanced Tactical Aircraft Simulator (ATAS) and the Littoral Combat Ship Virtual Maintenance Performance Aid (LCS VMPA). The technologies are all designed to improve warfighter safety and mission success.

Alion will demonstrate its solutions at booth # 1215 at the I/ITSEC conference.

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.

Alion Science and Technology
Peter J. Jacobs, 703-269-3473
E-mail: pjacobs@alionscience.com