Alion gets contract to test ISR systems for Naval Surface Warfare Center

Global engineering company Alion Science and Technology recently was awarded a $49 million contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division to provide  engineering, fabrication and testing of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) components and systems that have met Technology Readiness Level 6 maturity.

“We are dedicated to NSWC Crane’s implementation of ISR systems that better equip the Navy for tomorrow’s battle,” Chris Amos, Alion senior vice president and manager of the Technology Solutions Group, said. “Under this contract, we can help enhance systems, build software-defined radios and develop effective sensors to support the effort. We’ll also produce models and short runs of actual products in each of the technology areas, giving warfighters the ability to evaluate working components and systems quickly and cost-effectively.”

 Amos said the contract was needed to provide the military with better ISR systems during combat situations.

Technology Readiness Level 6 maturity is a Department of Defense standard of how ready a technology is for testing or use. This includes components and systems in four technology areas: processing exploitation and dissemination, mobile signals intelligence, sensitive site exploitation and persistent surveillance systems.