Analytic Solutions

SPARTA provides a comprehensive range of scientific, systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) services to two primary markets: Intelligence and Missile Defence, together with some specialist operations in other markets including network centric warfare, homeland security and military composites.

SPARTA employs approximately 1,200 people based across 20 US sites, with principal locations in and around Washington D.C., in Huntsville, Alabama, Southern California and Colorado Springs.  The workforce is highly qualified with more than 80% of the employees having at least an MA/BS or higher degrees. This deep and robust pool of talent and wide experience in solving demanding engineering and technical problems has cultivated loyal customer relationships, many of which have endured over decades.

Intelligence and National Security

SPARTA provides a full range of products and services including the planning and direction, collection, processing, analysis and production of information for the US intelligence community.  In addition, other Intel related services are provided including tools for network and information security and develops protection systems using models and simulations. These capabilities are recognised nationally across the US intelligence communities and complement those offered by Cobham’s Avionics and Surveillance Division.

Missile Defence Systems

In the Missile Defence arena SPARTA provides technical solutions and capabilities including systems engineering, modelling and simulation, test and evaluation, operations and sustainment planning and battle management, primarily to the US Missile Defense Agency.  It has had an important role for almost thirty years in the development and deployment of effective US ballistic missile defence systems.  SPARTA also provides training, testing and evaluation services for US tactical systems, including supportability analysis and training for Unmanned Aircraft Systems programmes.

SPARTA has leveraged its core capabilities into a number of other markets, including engineering and development of network centric warfare systems, modelling and simulation of space systems and engineering services to a variety of US Government customers. The military composites business complements Cobham’s on the F-22 and F-35 aircraft.