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Strategic Analysis and Force Design

Architecting the competitive advantage that defines the future force.

Strategic Analysis and Force Design equips leaders with the integrated strategies and doctrines needed to achieve and sustain a competitive edge across all mission domains. SPA integrates threat definition, risk analysis, and proven methodologies to design force structures that align tightly with cross-domain national security objectives. Through a focus on competitive strategy and allied collaboration, SPA delivers responsive support, enabling decision-makers to adapt and thrive in an evolving geopolitical and threat environment.

How leaders benefit

Gain strategic insight into global and regional dynamics in real time.

Improve decision-making speed and clarity with structured, actionable assessments.

Adapt rapidly to evolving geopolitical and operational environments.

Align strategic priorities seamlessly with operational and Joint Force realities.

How we deliver impact

Design adaptable, multi-domain force structures to address current, evolving, and emergent threats

Align doctrine with emerging realities

Synchronize service, Joint, and allied security objectives

Evaluate and exploit US opportunities and adversary weaknesses

Communicate clear, coordinated recommendations

Analyzing Foreign Investments to Protect the Defense Industrial Base

SPA developed the Strategic Analytic Capability (SAC) to help the Department of War assess and address risks to the US and allied defense industrial bases from foreign investment. SAC analyzes adversarial financial activities, identifies vulnerabilities in critical industries, and provides risk-based assessments to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). By creating actionable frameworks and fostering cross-agency collaboration, SPA equips decision-makers with insights to strengthen industrial security and guide strategic policy.

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Aligning Technology Strategy with National Security Objectives

SPA analyzes US and adversary military kill webs with SPA NSS (Naval Simulation System) to identify asymmetries and guide key technology investments. Using the Comparative Technology Policy Assessment (CTPA) model, SPA evaluates strategy differences, uncovers operational gaps, and anticipates emerging threats. This approach provides operational insights, exposes adversary counterstrategies, and informs strategic roadmaps, NATO collaboration, and congressional reports. SPA’s work supports durable strategies that address evolving challenges in defense and dual-use technologies, ensuring long-term competitive advantage.

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Modernizing Frameworks for Infrastructure Resilience

SPA provided technical support to the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) in revising, expanding, and deploying the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (“National Plan”). The National Plan outlines how government and private sector partners collaborate to manage risks and achieve critical infrastructure security and resilience outcomes.

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Accelerating Navy Long-Range Planning

For the US Navy, SPA uses COMSTAT and NSS (Naval Simulation System) to optimize long-range planning schedules involving multiple stakeholders, needs, and requirements. SPA’s capabilities transformed a previously slow, manual process—expanding it from a 1-year to a 10-year schedule—while cutting schedule development time from weeks to hours and improving the overall schedule quality. SPA analysts combine operational expertise with proven optimization methods to maximize schedule performance while adhering to defined rules and requirements.

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Ensuring Resilient Force Structures and Strategic Deterrence

SPA supports the TRIDENT II D5 Strategic Weapons System (SWS) with expertise in concept development, requirements, acquisition, testing, and lifecycle analysis. To assist SSP, SPA created the Sea-Based Strategic Deterrence (SBSD) Integration War Room, which integrates data and technology like AthenaSight and COMSTAT to visualize relationships, assess risks, and prioritize actions across the Nuclear Triad. Now digitized, it serves as an interactive tool for real-time analysis and decision support. SPA’s efforts have earned widespread recognition within SSP.

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Empowering Decision-Makers for Strategic Superiority

Resilient Orbital Posture

Design resilient orbital force architectures that integrate commercial and government assets to ensure persistent capability during escalation.

Autonomous Force Integration

Analyze force-mix trade-offs between legacy platforms and autonomous systems to maintain dominance in contested regions. Learn about SPA C-UAS solutions.