Alion wins DTRA’s CRBNE tools development contract

The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has awarded a contract to Alion Science and Technology for the development of modelling and simulation tools to improve system to support training and investment decisions.

Under the $11.4m DTRA contract, Alion will develop an integrated set of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosives (CBRNE) modelling and simulation tools that are aimed at supporting counter weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) mission operational support, analysis and training.

Further, Alion is tasked with improving the force-on-force evaluation and analysis of key performance parameters (FREAK) toolset by updating and overseeing code and software development, software production and distribution.

Alion senior vice-president and distributed simulation group manager Terri Spoonhour said: "FREAK provides operational support to CBRNE missions as well as training in wide area search missions and analysis on physical security and personnel recovery.

"Alion’s years of Joint Semi-Automated Forces (JSAF) code development and configuration management experience, coupled with a vast understanding of the Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) mission space, are the keys to our ability to enhance the FREAK architecture.

"Ultimately, this means better training support for our warfighters and faster responses to real-world threats."
Capable of accurately modelling the most challenging weapons of mass destruction (WMD), FREAK is targeted at supporting training, security analysis and investment decision support associated WMD.

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