# Sonalysts

> Sonalysts, Inc. is an employee-owned technical services company that combines defense research, operations analysis, training systems, simulation, and software engineering with commercial aviation weather software and media production. Founded by Dave and Muriel Hinkle in 1973, it serves U.S. military organizations, defense prime contractors, and domestic and international airlines.

- **Founded:** 1973
- **Headquarters:** Waterford, United States
- **Founders:** Dave Hinkle (Co-founder; former U.S. Navy submariner), Muriel Hinkle (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Simulation Engine II, PING, Black Horizon, Standard Space Trainer, Submarine On Board Training
- **Notable:** ESOP established in 1979; 100% ESOP Trust ownership since 1998., Reported Final CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) certification with a 110 assessment score on March 27, 2025., Company lists CMMI Level 3 for courseware/software projects and ISO 9001:2015 for hardware design/production.

## Products & services

- **Simulation Engine II** — Commercial off-the-shelf multi-domain combat simulation engine for training, analysis, and research.
- **PING** — Browser-based multiplayer serious game for anti-submarine warfare sonar operator training; developed under a Navy Phase II SBIR.
- **Black Horizon** — Mobile-friendly spacecraft engagement simulation teaching orbital maneuver skills for Air Force and Space Force operators.
- **Standard Space Trainer** — Space-operations training system with scenario generation, instructor tools, and performance assessment.
- **Submarine On Board Training** — Interactive multimedia instruction, Submarine Learning Channel videos, and HTML5 conversion modules.
- **wXstation and Dispatch Weather Client** — Weather, aircraft tracking, data fusion, visualization, and alerts for airline dispatchers and aviation meteorologists.
- **MOJO** — Mission Offensive Jammer Operations electronic warfare mission-planning tool for the air-sea battlespace.
- **FATHOM** — Operational utility tool for testing prototype systems in an operational environment.
- **REDSPINUP** — PC-based student-pilot pre-training simulation for base and local-area familiarization.
- **FATSIM** — Fifth-generation fighter training simulation.
- **Human Autonomy Interaction Laboratory** — Applied research and testing of human interactions with complex and autonomous systems.
- **Sonalysts Media** — Video, animation, sound design, visual effects, exhibits, and production facilities.
- **Power Station New England** — Recording and mixing studios within the Sonalysts media center; founded in 1995.
- **Operations analysis and systems engineering** — Contract research, data science, wargaming, human systems integration, and custom software development.

## Achievements

- ESOP established in 1979; 100% ESOP Trust ownership since 1998.
- Reported Final CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) certification with a 110 assessment score on March 27, 2025.
- Company lists CMMI Level 3 for courseware/software projects and ISO 9001:2015 for hardware design/production.
- Black Horizon selected as winner of an Air University/MGMWERX training-app challenge.
- Helped produce and record submarine sound effects for The Hunt for Red October (1990).

## Latest updates

- **2025-03** — Announced Final CMMC Level 2 (C3PAO) certification and an assessment score of 110.
- **2025-12** — A December 31 government announcement reported a $10,067,623 modification for calendar-year 2026 operational test and training infrastructure sustainment and Delta on-site support, raising cumulative contract face value to $215,375,146. This is a contract figure, not annual revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sonalysts.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonalysts
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sonalysts
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Science--Technology---Engineering/Sonalysts-Inc-292388731203239

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Last updated: 2026-10-02