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Rethinking Maritime Prepositioning for Contested Environments
Rethinking Maritime Prepositioning for Contested Environments

Listen to this article: 00:00 Mark Schouten, an analyst at SPA For decades, maritime prepositioning depended on a basic assumption: forces would be able to reach the ports they needed when conflict began. That assumption no longer holds. Discussions during the Maritime Prepositioning for the 21st Century panel at Modern

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SPA FOCUS: Gaming to Win: Expanding the Role of Digital Wargaming
Gaming to Win: Expanding the Role of Digital Wargaming
Digital wargaming is gaining momentum across defense and beyond.
Closing the Gap Between Demand and Capacity in Naval Force Design
Closing the Gap Between Demand and Capacity in Naval Force Design
There is more demand for the Navy than the current force can meet. Today’s force is overused and as a result under-maintained.
Wargaming at the Edge of Reality: What Modern Conflict Now Demands
Wargaming at the Edge of Reality: What Modern Conflict Now Demands
Wargaming is no longer a step removed from conflict. It is operating inside it.
Cybersecurity in 2027 and Beyond: Why Complexity Is the Real Challenge
Cybersecurity in 2027 and Beyond: Why Complexity Is the Real Challenge

Listen to this FOCUS: SPA Perspectives post here: 00:00 https://youtu.be/V9NYvd427yg?si=Itzehp_jrtnADnuR At WEST 2026, SPA Cyber Fellow Keegan Mills joined senior Navy and Marine Corps cyber

Workforce Mobility Employee Spotlight: Alex Schmid
Workforce Mobility Employee Spotlight: Alex Schmid

00:00 Available now on: Back to Blog Post When Alex Schmid joined Systems Planning & Analysis (SPA), she expected to build technical modeling skills. What

Engineering the Human Interface: Why Fit is a Mission-Critical Requirement
Engineering the Human Interface: Why Fit is a Mission-Critical Requirement

00:00 Available now on: Back to Blog Post When Margaret “Maggi” Richard evaluates a piece of high-stakes equipment, she isn’t just looking at the hardware;

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