SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): September 5, 2003

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	333-89756	54-2061691
(State or Other Jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
of Incorporation)		Identification No.)

10 West 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
(312) 567-4000 1750 Tysons Boulevard
Suite 1300
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 918-4480

(Address, including Zip Code and Telephone Number, including

Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On September 5, 2003, Alion Science and Technology Corporation issued a press release announcing financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended July 4, 2003. This press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

(a) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press Release dated September 5, 2003, announcing Alion’s financial results for
	the third 16-week interim period ended July 4, 2003 and the 40-week period
	ended July 4, 2003.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: September 11, 2003

ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CORPORATION

By: /s/ John M. Hughes

Name: John M. Hughes

Title: Chief Financial Officer

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