# SPARTA

> SPARTA, Inc. is the U.S. defense engineering business acquired by Parsons in 2011, formerly known as Cobham Analytic Solutions. Its work spans missile-defense systems engineering, cybersecurity, technical analysis, and mission support for federal defense, intelligence, and homeland security customers.

- **Founded:** 1979
- **Headquarters:** Lake Forest, United States (historical corporate headquarters)
- **Founders:** Wayne R. Winton (Co-founder; former president, CEO, and chairman)
- **Products:** Systems engineering and technical assistance, Missile-defense engineering, Cybersecurity and mission support, Modeling, simulation, and prototype development, Composite manufacturing
- **Notable:** Built a federal engineering business founded in 1979., Cobham completed the SPARTA merger on June 4, 2008, paying shareholders $77.60 per common share., The 2011 SPARTA and subsidiaries acquisition was announced at $350 million; Parsons later reported a $349.3 million purchase price.

## Products & services

- **Systems engineering and technical assistance** — Requirements definition, technical analysis, integration, evaluation, and test support for complex defense systems. Historical SPARTA services.
- **Missile-defense engineering** — Research and engineering support for ballistic missile defense; a significant historical source of revenue.
- **Cybersecurity and mission support** — Information assurance, computer network operations, and technical support for intelligence and homeland security customers.
- **Modeling, simulation, and prototype development** — Software simulations, algorithms, and prototype hardware used in defense system development and assessment.
- **Composite manufacturing** — Historical production of composite parts for aircraft, missiles, and commercial applications; excluded from the 2011 services acquisition.

## Achievements

- Built a federal engineering business founded in 1979.
- Cobham completed the SPARTA merger on June 4, 2008, paying shareholders $77.60 per common share.
- The 2011 SPARTA and subsidiaries acquisition was announced at $350 million; Parsons later reported a $349.3 million purchase price.
- Parsons identifies SPARTA as a contributor to its later cybersecurity capabilities.
- Parsons/SPARTA participated in a formal DNSSEC deployment collaboration in 2013.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Parent-company context: Parsons reported a two-year $514 million extension of its MDA TEAMS-Next Systems Engineering contract. This is a Parsons award, not standalone SPARTA revenue.
- **2022-08** — Parsons described SPARTA’s existing MDA research and development expertise when recounting the 2011 acquisition.
- **2018-08** — Parsons named SPARTA among acquisitions that helped build its critical infrastructure protection capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://www.parsons.com/acquisitions/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparta

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