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SPA expands access to mission planning and wargaming with commercial release of AthenaSight(TM). SPA has always differentiated itself through the depth of its mission expertise." - SPA CEO Rich Sawchak ALEXANDRIA, VA, UNITED STATES, October 14, 2026 / EINPresswire.com / - Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), a leading global, independent provider of data-driven analytical insights for critical national security programs and defense priorities, announced that SPA AthenaSight(TM), its collaborative digital environment for mission planning, wargaming, and operational assessment, is now commercially available. AthenaSight gives mission operators and decision-makers an intuitive environment to rapidly develop and assess scenarios, compare alternatives, identify operational gaps, and evaluate potential solutions. The platform integrates geospatial data, infrastructure, and operational force information with mission planning and wargaming capabilities, giving teams a common environment to examine courses of action and their operational implications. "SPA has always differentiated itself through the depth of our mission expertise, and we continue to invest in technologies that make that expertise even more powerful for our clients," said Rich Sawchak, CEO of SPA. "Making AthenaSight commercially available gives national security organizations greater access to a proven capability for examining complex mission challenges, testing alternatives, and making informed decisions faster." The commercial release establishes a formal path for organizations to evaluate, license, and deploy AthenaSight directly. SPA developed a commercial version of the software with licensing and intellectual property protections, along with security verification and validation. SPA also offers installation and configuration, software maintenance, and additional professional services. "AthenaSight reflects SPA's broader investment in moving mission-focused technologies from development into commercially available capabilities," said Mark Adams, Chief Capabilities Officer at SPA. "Clients can operate the technology directly or draw on SPA's technical and mission expertise for modeling, scenario development, and complex operational analysis." AthenaSight has already been applied across national security missions. Marine Corps Security Forces use the platform to assess alternative strategies and force laydowns and refine tactics and concepts of operations for current and emerging threats. The Navy is using AthenaSight to inform capability integration, security force training, and acquisition decisions. A US Coast Guard unit has also used the platform to evaluate vessel options and associated operational concepts. Genesis Eldredge Systems Planning & Analysis [email protected] SPA AthenaSight - Plan, Test, and Refine the Mission Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. Military Industry Today do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.

National security co. SPA expands with move to Ampersand. DEFENSE: Mission Valley Office Supports Tech Support for Military October 8, 2026 SAN DIEGO - Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) is expanding its San Diego presence with the September opening of a new office in Mission Valley that is three times the size of the company's former location in Liberty Station. The defense company has leased the entire second floor - about 35,000 square feet - in the main building of the two-building Ampersand at 350 Camino De La Reina, the former home of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Built in 1975, Ampersand was redeveloped into an office building in 2018 when the newspaper moved its office downtown. Strategic Value Partners (SVP) and Lincoln Property Management bought the 346,396-square-foot Ampersand in September for about $92 million, according to CoStar, a property listing and analysis company. "This investment underscores our confidence in the San Diego office market, where leasing momentum is outpacing many peer markets," Scott Moffat, executive vice president and San Diego market leader at Lincoln Property Management, said at the time of the sale. "This facility gave us the amenities that we were looking for to make it into a comfortable place to work, but also proximity to our customer," said Matt Norton, SPA group leader in San Diego. Much of the work that SPA does in San Diego is for the U.S. Navy, including the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command. "SPA is a national security company that brings together engineers to advance government clients and address complex mission challenges," Norton said. "It could be helping them pick the right software to buy. It could be helping them understand how they need to update their tactics. It could be helping them pick the right vendors." SPA also does some work with the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. "A lot of what we do for the Navy is applicable to other services," Norton said. "Company-wide, we do work across the board." Community connections. The company has about 100 employees in San Diego, and plans to continue adding to its staff, according to Norton. "We're trying to grow as much as we can. We've got some unique capabilities that our customers like," Norton said. "We have plans to continue to grow and living in this facility is a way to support that now and in the future. We don't have a specific target. We're growing in a lot of different areas." SPA also uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its work and advises clients on its use for national security missions. "I think everybody's using AI at this point. What we're working on is how do you apply it safety, effectively and smartly," Norton said. When SPA leased space in Ampersand, it was just a shell. "We built a lot of infrastructure here to support a lot of the AI and software," Norton said. "We set it up to support collaboration." That includes two large conference rooms "that we're using not only for SPA's open houses and things like that, but also for our clients," Norton said, including "a lot of the creature comforts that we didn't necessarily have in our Liberty Station setting." "We've got a nice employee lounge. We've got a nice employee lounge. We've got some communal space here where people can collaborate. We have a very nice kitchen," Norton said. With floor-to-ceiling windows, the area is flooded with natural light. "It's kind of very open with that industrial look that's very popular," Norton said. "We want to make the office someplace comfortable where people want to come to work, they want to sit down with their coworkers and get a cup of coffee." Because of its history as the newspaper's home, "It's got ties to the local community, which is really nice," Norton said. "It's a great building." Systems Planning & Analysis HEADQUARTERS: Alexandria, VA CEO: Richard Sawchak BUSINESS: defense EMPLOYEES: 3,059 WEBSITE: www.spa.com CONTACT: 619-727-4020 NOTABLE: Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA) is a global, independent analytical and technical innovation firm advancing complex national security priorities across defense, intelligence, and homeland security. A native of New England, Ray Huard has been a reporter at newspapers in California, Florida and New England, including The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union, the Miami Herald, the Palm Beach Post in West Palm Beach, the San Diego Union-Tribune, the North County Times, and the San Diego Business Journal. He has covered a wide variety of beats including real estate, politics, science, the environment, state and city government and courts.