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As a university affiliated research center (UARC), Johns Hopkins APL maintains robust engineering and research and development expertise in eight core competencies to meet the needs of our government sponsors.

APL’s core competencies are:

  • Strategic systems test and evaluation
  • Submarine security and survivability
  • Space science and engineering
  • Combat systems and guided missiles
  • Theater air defense and power projection
  • Information technology (C4ISR/IO)
  • Simulation, modeling, and operations analysis
  • Mission-related research and development

The Laboratory develops future technologies and capabilities that serve national priorities and expand the frontiers of science. We provide U.S. government agencies with specialized technical expertise to support national priorities and technology development programs. And we serve as independent trusted technical agents, providing continuity for highly complex, multigenerational government-funded technology systems.

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    With MOSAICS, Johns Hopkins APL Brings the Future of Industrial Cybersecurity into Focus

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    APL, in partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory, is leading the development of the first-ever comprehensive, integrated and automated solution for industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity. Read full article >>

  • The AR CPR coaching system is developed by a 2020 Johns Hopkins DELTA grant.

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    Johns Hopkins Uses Augmented Reality to Deliver High-Quality, Low-Cost Pediatric CPR Feedback

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    To improve the quality of pediatric CPR, immersive technology specialists at APL and pediatric emergency physicians from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are developing an augmented-reality-based CPR coaching system to be used in community care settings. Read full article >>

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    Creating Coatings for Extreme Environments: From Solar Shields to Hypersonic Leading Edges

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    Johns Hopkins APL researchers are developing coatings that can stand up to the rigors of hypersonic flight in the upper atmosphere. The work leverages APL’s ability to produce custom materials solutions to solve hard problems that stand between success and failure on real missions. Read full article >>

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    Johns Hopkins APL Contributes Critical Expertise to R&D 100 Award-Winning Nuclear Detection Device

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    APL provided expertise critical to the development of a fieldable nuclear threat assessment instrument that has been selected as a winner of the 2021 R and D 100 Awards. Read full article >>

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    IAA Executive Director Bellingham Joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor

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    James Bellingham, a pioneer in the worldwide autonomous marine robotics field who has led research expeditions from the Arctic to the Antarctic, was appointed as a Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Exploration Robotics. Read full article >>

APL Celebrates 80 Years of

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80th anniversary