ArcLight6 Announces Agreement to Acquire Sprout Technologies, Creating an End-to-End Strategic, Research, Engineering, and Mission Support Partner for National Security Customers
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — August 11, 2026ArcLight6 Consulting LLC, a risk-based, security-centric engineering and consulting firm, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sprout Technologies LLC, a scientific research, modeling & simulation, mission engineering, AI, and wargaming firm.
The combined organization will offer national security customers a single partner spanning strategy, research, engineering, and mission execution — pairing Sprout's scientific research and wargaming depth with ArcLight6's engineering, cybersecurity, and compliance practice.
"Our customers shouldn't have to stitch together a research house, an engineering firm, and a security shop. This agreement means they won't have to."
Dr. Richard "Doc" Klodnicki — Program Director, Public Sector, ArcLight6"Sprout's research, modeling, and wargaming work has always pointed toward mission outcomes. Joining ArcLight6 connects that work directly to the engineering that delivers them."
Dr. John Paul "JP" Laverde — Founder and CEO, Sprout TechnologiesThe transaction is expected to finalize in the coming months, subject to customary closing conditions. Until close, Sprout Technologies continues to operate independently.
Founded July 2021 in Colorado Springs, ArcLight6 Consulting LLC is a risk-based, security-centric engineering and consulting firm serving defense, space, intelligence, and critical infrastructure customers.
Sprout Technologies LLC is a scientific research, modeling & simulation, mission engineering, AI, and wargaming firm supporting national security missions.