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Exhibit 10.81




EXECUTION COPY





     INCREMENTAL TERM LOAN ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of January 4,
2007 (this “Assumption Agreement ”), related to the CREDIT AGREEMENT dated
as of August 2, 2004, as amended pursuant to that certain Incremental Term
Loan Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 1 dated as of April 1, 2005,
that certain Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement and Amendment No.
2 dated as of March 24, 2006, as amended as of April 21, 2006, and that
certain Incremental Term Loan Assumption Agreement and Amendment No. 3
dated as of June 30, 2006 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among
ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (the “Borrower”), the Subsidiary
Guarantors listed on the signature pages hereto (solely with respect to
Sections 6, 7, 9 and 10 hereof), the lenders from time to time party to
the Credit Agreement (the “Lenders”) and CREDIT SUISSE (formerly known as
Credit Suisse First Boston), as administrative agent (in such capacity,
the “Administrative Agent”) and as collateral agent for the Lenders.



     A. The Borrower has requested that the person set forth on Schedule I hereto (the
“Incremental Term Lender”) make Incremental Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.24 of
the Credit Agreement, in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000.



     B. The Incremental Term Lender is willing to make Incremental Term Loans to the
Borrower on the Effective Date (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein and in the Credit Agreement.



     Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and
valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:



     SECTION 1. Defined Terms; Interpretation; Etc. Capitalized terms used and not
defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The rules
of construction set forth in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall apply equally to this
Assumption Agreement. This Assumption Agreement shall be a “Loan Document” and an “Incremental
Term Loan Assumption Agreement” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.



     SECTION 2. Incremental Term Loans. (a) The Incremental Term Lender hereby agrees,
severally and not jointly, to make an Incremental Term Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date
in a principal amount equal to the Incremental Term Loan amount set forth next to such Incremental
Term Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto.



     (b) All such Incremental Term Loans shall constitute “Term Loans” for all purposes
of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.



     (c) The proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans are to be used by the Borrower
solely for general corporate and other working capital purposes of the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries.









 



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     SECTION 3. Conditions Precedent to Incremental Term Loans. The obligation of the
Incremental Term Lender to make Incremental Term Loans on the Effective Date shall be subject to
the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:



     (a) On the Effective Date, each of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b) and
(c) of Section 4.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied and the Administrative Agent shall
have received a certificate to that effect dated as of the Effective Date and executed by a
Financial Officer of the Borrower.



     (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received (with sufficient copies for each
Incremental Term Lender) such legal opinions, board resolutions and other closing certificates and
documentation as shall be reasonably required by the Incremental Term Lender, in each case
consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date under clauses (a), (c) and (d) of Section 4.02
of the Credit Agreement.



     (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective
Date and executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming that the Borrower will be in
Pro Forma Compliance after giving effect to the making of the Incremental Term Loans on the
Effective Date and the application of the proceeds therefrom.



     (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and
payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or
payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder
or under any other Loan Document.



     SECTION 4. Eurodollar Borrowings. To facilitate the inclusion of the Incremental
Term Loans, when made, in each outstanding Term Borrowing, the Borrower and the Incremental Term
Lender hereby agree pursuant to Section 2.24(d) of the Credit Agreement that the Incremental Term
Loans made hereunder will be allocated ratably to each outstanding Eurodollar Term Borrowing for
purposes of determining the initial interest rate thereon, in each case notwithstanding any
contrary provision of the Credit Agreement. After giving effect to the last sentence in Section
2.24(d), to give effect to the making of the Incremental Term Loans hereunder and the treatment
thereof as “Term Loans” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, the table in Section 2.11(a) of
the Credit Agreement shall be as set forth below:









 



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	      Repayment Date	 	Amount
	December 31, 2004
	 	$	180,000	 
	March 31, 2005
	 	$	180,000	 
	June 30, 2005
	 	$	360,000	 
	September 30, 2005
	 	$	360,000	 
	December 31, 2005
	 	$	360,000	 
	March 31, 2006
	 	$	360,000	 
	June 30, 2006
	 	$	530,000	 
	September 30, 2006
	 	$	655,000	 
	December 31, 2006
	 	$	655,000	 
	March 31, 2007
	 	$	692,500	 
	June 30, 2007
	 	$	692,500	 
	September 30, 2007
	 	$	692,500	 
	December 31, 2007
	 	$	692,500	 
	March 31, 2008
	 	$	692,500	 
	June 30, 2008
	 	$	692,500	 
	September 30, 2008
	 	$	692,500	 
	December 31, 2008
	 	$	67,128,125	 
	March 31, 2009
	 	$	67,128,125	 
	June 30, 2009
	 	$	67,128,125	 
	Term Loan Maturity Date
	 	$	67,128,125	 






     SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties. To induce the other party hereto to
enter into this Assumption Agreement, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative
Agent and each of the Lenders that, as of the Effective Date:



     (a) This Assumption Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
each Loan Party party hereto, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan
Party in accordance with its terms. The Credit Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Borrower in accordance with its terms.



     (b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit
Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date with the
same effect as though made on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent such
representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such
representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date).



     (c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.



     SECTION 6. Effectiveness. This Assumption Agreement shall become effective as of
the date (the “Effective Date”) occurring on or prior to January 31, 2007 that (a) the
Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Assumption Agreement that, when taken
together, bear the signatures of (i) the Borrower, (ii) each Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) the
Administrative Agent and (iv) the Incremental Term Lender and (b) each of the conditions precedent
set forth in Section 3 hereof shall have been satisfied (or waived in writing by the Incremental
Term Lenders).









 



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     SECTION 7. Consent and Reaffirmation. Each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby consents to
this Assumption Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and each Loan Party hereby (a)
agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Assumption Agreement, the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement and each of the other Security Documents continue to be in full force and
effect, (b) confirms its guarantee of the Obligations (with respect to each Subsidiary
Guarantor) and its grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral therefor, all as
provided in the Loan Documents as originally executed and (c) acknowledges that such guarantee
and/or grant continue in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, the Obligations under
the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the Incremental Term Loans.



     SECTION 8. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with
this Assumption Agreement in accordance with the Credit Agreement, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of
counsel for the Administrative Agent.



     SECTION 9. Counterparts. This Assumption Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall
constitute but one and the same contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
of this Assumption Agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.



     SECTION 10. Applicable Law. THIS ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



     SECTION 11. Headings. The headings of this Assumption Agreement are for purposes
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assumption Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Executive VP and CFO	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HUMAN FACTORS APPLICATIONS, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Treasurer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION-METI CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Treasurer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION-CATI CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Treasurer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION-JJMA CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Treasurer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION-BMH CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Treasurer	 	 






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	 	 	WASHINGTON CONSULTING, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Treasurer	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	ALION-MA&D CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ John M. Hughes	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	John M. Hughes	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Treasurer	 	 






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	 	 	CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
individually, as Administrative Agent and
as an Incremental Term Lender,	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 		 	By

	 	     /s/ Robert Hetu	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Robert Hetu	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Managing Director	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	By

	 	     /s/ Cassandra Droogan	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Cassandra Droogan	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Vice President	 	 






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SCHEDULE I




Incremental Term Lenders




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Incremental Term Loan	 
	                Incremental Term Lender	 	Amount	 
	Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch
	 	$	15,000,000.00	 
	 
	 	 	 
	TOTAL COMMITMENT
	 	$	15,000,000.00