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Southwest A&D Forum Southwest A&D Forum 14 April, 2015 14 April, 2015

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An employee-owned technology solutions company ~80 years of R&D, engineering, IT and operational experience Formerly the IIT Research Institute, a not-for-profit under the Illinois Institute of T echnology Alion delivers advanced engineering and technology solutions to strengthen national defense, homeland security, energy generation and the environment. 92% of Alion customer base is DoD.

Sensors and C4ISR Sensors and C4ISR Game Technology for Training Game Technology for Training Survivability Engineering Survivability Engineering

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State’s 3rd largest city ~440,000 residents Technology, Innovation, Education:

• Innovation: Apple, Albright College, ASU Poly,

Benedictine U. A.T. Still U., Upper Iowa U. Embry Riddle, North Dakota State, Wilkes U., NAU, Gilbert CC, East Valley I-T, coming soon…Embry Riddle.

Aerospace and Aviation:

• Falcon Field: RAF pilot training base (1942-1945)
• Williams Field/AFB: Pilot training (1942-1998)
• Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport: (1998-Present)

Manufacturing:

• Able Engineering, Autoline, Boeing, MD Helicopter,

with more to come…

• Recreation: Cactus League BB (Cubs/Athletics)
• Collaboration of City of Mesa & Alion under BRAC

A unique business

ss model focuse sed around an exceptionally large, capable and re-configurable facility

• 92,000 sq. ft. laboratory with 18,000 sq. ft. of vaulted space
• Office & industrial space for classified research & development
• Fabrication & welding shops

A turnkey security solution for organizations

s needing U.S. Gov’t security accreditation and/or intellectual property protections s

This unique partnership is focused on meeting the needs of a technology-intensive, security-dependent tenant population.

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• U. S.-based organization seeking high security, access

to securable communications and defense-relevant technical expertise in a re-configurable Lab/ SCIF environment.

• Academia and University-based research organizations
• Not-for-Profit research institutes
• Small and disadvantaged businesses seeking to do business with

the US Government or supporting larger businesses that do.

• US Government Agencies needing affordable, secure office space

apart from existing federal facilities.

• Large A&D Firms in partnership with niche technology companies

and academic research organizations.

• National Labs seeking to expand UAS, Cyber, Big Data and SCIF

capability in the Southwest. AZLabs is building occupancy with a mix of Aerospace & Defense, National Security and Intelligence related tenants.

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By Organization

Academic Research A&D Firms OE Subcontractors U.S. Gov’t Agency Tech firms

By Technical Domain By Technical Domain

DoD Training Aerospace RDT&E Intelligence Support S&T Education Cyber research, training, testing

24/7 onsite security Facility Security Officer (FSO)/Information Systems

Security Officer (ISSO) on site

Visitor control through DoD Joint Personnel

Adjudication System (JPAS) with electronic badging

ICD 705 Security Systems Accreditation GSA Classified Security Containers provided Onsite employee parking Office furnishings included Nominal charge for telephone and Internet access Housekeeping, Grounds Keeping, Maintenance

Services

Most utilities provided*

• * An electrical allowance is provided in larger lab spaces.

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72 dark fiber – OC-192 capable

• More through-put than most cities in US
• Only 2 of the 72 fibers currently in use

Service Delivery Point (SDP) and Network

Operations Center (NOC) with UPS, Generator, and Auxiliary A/C for continuous uptime

Fiber interconnecting all buildings Space for onsite challenges On site staff with extensive secure

communications experience

• A collaboration between Arizona Cyber Threat Response

Alliance and AZLabs

• Highly secure facility
• 5000 + virtual machines
• Multiple, physically

segmented cyber warfare ranges

• Strong participation from

Government, Industry, Academia

• Part of the Arizona innovation

corridor

• Directly supporting national

security interests

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How is AZLabs configured to support the AzCWR and

• ther Cyber tenants?

AZLabs has “all the right stuff” …..

Layered physical security Military grade electronic

security

Massive communications

infrastructure

• Walled compound with 24/7

guard presence

• DoD-accredited electronic

surveillance and alarm systems

• “Cold-war engineered” physical

and electronic security in key laboratory / development areas

• Scalable communications

infrastructure designed to accommodate US Govt. encryption equipment

• An in-place, US Gov’t. cleared

team, trained in cyber-specific physical and electronic security measures

• Support from cyber-focused

practitioners and advocacy groups…

• ACTRA
• INFRAGARD
• ACTIC
• AFCEA

Proximity to the ASU Polytechnic campus Military reuse HUBZone Short flight time to restricted & special use

airspace for aviation research & development, testing and training

• Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex
• Ft. Huachuca Ranges
• Yuma Proving Grounds
• Military Operating Areas (MOAs)
• Florence Restricted Airspace (R-2310)

Adjacent to the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport AZLabs is a small part of the much broader A&D infrastructure within Arizona and the Southwestern U.S.

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• AZA-Three parallel

runways:

• 10,400, 10,200, 9,300 ft

– Center Runway is ILS

(Precision)

• Infrastructure includes:

– Fuel Farm – VOR – Air Traffic Control Tower – Fire Dept Level C (ARFF) – Fire Suppression System – 24 hr Security with Fence – Airport Surveillance Radar – Fiber Optic Network – 1.5 million gallon Fuel Farm – Rail close – Large aprons and taxi areas

Loop 202

Vaulted Lab / Offices Classrooms / Offices Labs / Offices / Classrooms Labs / Offices / Fabrication facilities

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Discussion & Tour