System Analysis

Missile Defense

SPARTA's engineers and scientists have contributed to our Nations missile defense capability since our companys inception in 1979. We have played a major role in every major Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) architecture study sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and its predecessors, the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization. We have provided technical support to various US Commands and Component organizations such as the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), the US Army Forces Strategic Command (ARSTRAT), and the US Northern Command (NORTHCOM). The scope of our BMD analysis and engineering cover the full spectrum of engineering and scientific support: systems engineering; architecture analysis, battle management, command, control and communications; test and evaluation; operational planning and user experiment planning support; models and simulation development; algorithm development; and technology planning and assessment. As BMD emphasis and priorities have shifted to counter the evolving world threat, SPARTA has strategically positioned itself by expanding its capabilities and customer base. We have sustained an impressive growth rate, making missile defense our largest business area.

For more information contact: Randy Morgan at (703) 558-0036

International Systems

SPARTA provides technical services associated with the analysis and evaluation of offensive and defensive missile systems from around the world. These services include analysis, design, engineering, reverse engineering, simulation, and foreign language translation capabilities. We have produced hardware, computer software, and multimedia technical reports for a broad range of government customers, including the Defense Intelligence Agency's Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC).

For more information contact Bill Goodner at (256) 837-5282 ext 2001

Supportability Systems

The SIS business area provides analysis, development, and automated information tools to reduce supportability costs. Our SIS product, LogMAIT® (Logistics Multiple Asset Integrated Tracking), provides a single source of asset management for complex commercial and military system operations and maintenance.

We apply our SIS expertise to the NMD and Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) projects by defining workforce requirements and support concepts that will provide and sustain high readiness at an affordable cost. Typical products include Human System Integration Plans; Target Audience Descriptions; Manpower Estimates; Unit Reference Sheets; Force Design Update packages; and Training Strategy and System Training Plans. We provide the ARROW and PATRIOT programs with a variety of supportability engineering efforts leading to optimized support concepts. We also provide system supportability engineering to the Tactical High Energy Laser program for potential deployments in Israel and Korea.

We support US Army project offices in their efforts to reduce the increasing cost of system ownership. The objective is to reap tangible benefits that can be applied to help modernize the Army's force structure for future missions. Approaches include innovative procedural changes, advanced technologies, Horizontal Technology Integration (HTI), Modernization Through Spares (MTS), and Operations and Support Cost Reduction (OSCR)."Success" initiatives we have supported include Patriot's Low Voltage Power Supply-High Density Module technology, Radar Exciter subsystems, Tactical Storage System, and the Launcher Station Test Set redesigns.

In 1998, we began to assist the Army with its Foreign Military Sales. SPARTA personnel are currently assisting US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) and Army Material Command (AMCOM) in negotiations and development of contractual arrangements with foreign governments for potential sales of US missiles and aviation equipment. We are also supporting the USASMDC Survivability Directorate by applying state-of-the-art technologies to develop innovative support concepts for strategic and tactical defenses.

For more information contact Pete Schofield at (256) 837-5282 ext 1446

IPB

SPARTA's threat, technical analysis, and simulation support has been a critical part of intelligence preparation of the battlespace (IPB) for the DoD's TMD efforts. Detailed analytic products created by SPARTA personnel--including "virtual, interactive" products on Intelink, the classified version of the Internet--support the intelligence and analysis communities as well as the warfighters.

Foreign material exploitation of surface-to-air missile systems is at the heart of our MSIC support tasks. This requires that we design and develop special-purpose instrumentation, measurement systems, and computer models. We also provide on-site support for testing foreign systems.

For more information contact Bill Goodner at (256) 837-5282 ext 2001

C4 Systems

SPARTA's C4 systems engineering efforts focus on information and communications systems. We provide translation capability, one-of-a-kind instrumentation, reverse engineering, testing, and systems analysis of C4 equipment. To accomplish this, we develop in-house hardware and software that has led to specialized hardware products. A prime example is a device that enables users to transmit the contents of a personal computer (PC) hard drive up to 10 kilometers in two seconds.

For more information contact Doug Price at (703) 988-8500