Mission Area
Strategic Deterrence
Building on six decades of vital contributions to the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Ballistic Missile program, Johns Hopkins APL’s Strategic Deterrence Mission Area is transforming strategic systems from their legacy nuclear mission to a broad set of responses to current and future national security challenges.
We demonstrate expertise in system development, testing, and evaluation for the SSBN mission and are applying that knowledge to the critical, newly expanded roles of strategic systems in our nation’s defense.
Leadership
Lisa Blodgett Sector Head, Force Projection
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Stephen Lewia Mission Area Executive, Strategic Deterrence
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Dynamic Simulation
With the clock ticking down to the first Minuteman III test flight to feature a miniature analog translator (MAT)—developed and built by APL to replace the obsolete full signal translator (FST) used for real-time range tracking and GPS signal data on prior test flights—qualification tests identified a need to change a configuration file in the MAT ground equipment.
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Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
APL has a significant evaluation role in the Air Force program to replace the aging Minuteman III system.
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Rapid Prototyping for Launcher Training
We improved on training aids by rapidly and cost-effectively prototyping an interactive pressurization valve for missile tube launcher training.
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Recent News
Press Release
Sep 8, 2020
Johns Hopkins APL, Medicine Researchers Apply Data Fusion to Improve Breast Cancer Detection
Researchers at APL are collaborating with radiologists from Johns Hopkins Medicine to develop an upstream data fusion (UDF) method — leveraging artificial intelligence — that promises to significantly improve the accuracy of breast cancer screening.
Press Release
Jun 25, 2020
Johns Hopkins APL and Purdue University Establish Partnership Focused on Hypersonics
APL and Purdue University have signed an agreement that will allow both institutions to harness one another’s capabilities and expertise in the field of hypersonics.
Press Release
Jul 6, 2017
29th SubTech Symposium Focuses on Undersea Challenges and Innovative Solutions
Since its inception nearly three decades ago, the Submarine Technology Symposium — co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and the Naval Submarine League — has served as a prime platform for collaboration, addressing technology challenges that affect the future of the undersea domain.