UUVs used by U.S. Navy to get development and support from Alion Science and Technology
NewsOctober 19, 2018
MCLEAN, Va. Alion Science and Technology has won a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Navy's Naval Undersea Warfare Center (Newport, Rhode Island) to develop, build, and support the U.S. Navy unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) Family of Systems (FoS). The value of the contract, including all option years, is $794 million.
Under the terms of the contract, Alion will provide the systems and subsystems required to support the advancement of UUV FoS, including current UUV systems and subsystems, as well as any future UUV systems and subsystems.
“The ability to deploy unmanned vehicles with sensors that can covertly survey a contested environment and detect threats sooner, will provide the host platform an advanced situational awareness that increases the effectiveness of their tactical decision making with less risk to fleet personnel.” said Vince Stammetti, senior vice president of Alion. “In addition, the relatively low cost of a UUV as compared to the cost of building a ship, provides the Navy a low-cost force-multiplier alternative. Under the FoS contract, the Navy has tasked industry to use their imagination to find even more ways to use them to increase capabilities.”
