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Countering CBRNE Threats Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest - Vol. 37, No. 4
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Dec 3, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL and Intuitive Machines Advance the Nation’s Cislunar Communications and Navigation
Since formalizing a partnership last fall, APL and Intuitive Machines have made marked progress toward building communications and navigation systems to enable a sustained U.S. presence on and around the Moon.
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Dec 3, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Names Watkins First Chief Mission Engineering and Integration Officer
In the newly created role of APL chief mission engineering and integration officer, Christopher R. Watkins will lead efforts to strengthen cross-Laboratory collaboration, integrate multidisciplinary capabilities, and accelerate the development and transition of innovative technologies for national security.
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Dec 2, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL and Microsoft’s AI Agent Orchestrates Robotic Teams
APL and Microsoft recently demonstrated an AI agent that can coordinate heterogeneous robot teams using large language models. The September demo highlighted how APL’s expertise in autonomy software and Microsoft’s scalable cloud tools are advancing the future of collaborative robotics. The effort reflects steady progress in a partnership focused on applying artificial intelligence to real-world challenges.
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Nov 24, 2025
Stadter Named Mission Area Executive for Theater Defense at Johns Hopkins APL
Patrick Stadter has been appointed mission area executive for Theater Defense within the Air and Missile Defense Sector at APL. In this role, Stadter will lead efforts to deliver innovative solutions that strengthen the nation’s air and missile defense capabilities. His extensive experience in aerospace systems and national security will be pivotal in guiding the Laboratory’s teams currently developing technologies that help protect U.S. and allied forces from increasingly complex regional threats in theaters across the globe.
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Nov 20, 2025
Johns Hopkins Team Breaks Through Quantum Noise
A team from Johns Hopkins APL and Johns Hopkins University has broken new ground in understanding quantum noise — a major source of error in quantum computing. Their findings, published in Physical Review Letters, address a critical challenge that must be solved to develop useful quantum computers.