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Countering CBRNE Threats Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest - Vol. 37, No. 4
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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.
Press Release
Nov 12, 2025
New Robotic Arm Opens Doors to Explore Future of Maritime Repair
Johns Hopkins APL has installed a state-of-the-art robotic arm to advance repair and manufacturing for the maritime industrial base. Using wire arc additive manufacturing and advanced sensing technologies, the system makes faster, more precise repairs of oversized components possible—strengthening fleet readiness and reducing costs. This innovation builds on APL’s commitment to supporting Navy sustainment and industrial agility.
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Oct 30, 2025
Johns Hopkins APL Establishes AI Wargaming Lab to Boost Strategic National Security Analysis and Planning Support
APL is fusing its analytic and cutting-edge AI capabilities into a forward-leaning incubator, known as GenWar Lab, that leverages advanced AI and large language model capabilities to support the wargames and tabletop exercises that enable military decision-makers to explore dynamic and wide-ranging mission scenarios.
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Oct 7, 2025
Standardizing Cyber Analytics to Secure Critical Infrastructure
A Johns Hopkins APL team has developed a framework for standardizing alerts transmitted by cybersecurity systems defending critical infrastructure, dramatically improving the efficiency with which they respond to potential attacks.