Mission Area
Sea Control
Johns Hopkins APL’s Sea Control Mission Area supports U.S. Navy and joint service missions, delivering essential capabilities to project military power on, under, and above the seas. We focus on four key areas to revolutionize maritime superiority: maritime domain situational awareness, kinetic and non-kinetic effects to deter aggressors and deescalate hostilities, force survivability against near-peer threats, and effective and affordable rapid prototyping and modernization. We develop and field innovative solutions that maintain global access for U.S. naval forces and deny adversaries use of the maritime domain.
Leadership
Highlights
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Learn more about Integrated Undersea Surveillance SystemsIntegrated Undersea Surveillance Systems
We are solving critical challenges for the Navy’s undersea surveillance community, making contributions such as active and passive sonar processing algorithms for inclusion in the Advanced Surveillance Build tactical sonar modernization program. -
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Learn more about Submarine Survivability ProgramSubmarine Survivability Program
The SSN/SSGN survivability program ensures our submarines stay hidden regardless of new technology, changing mission requirements, and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. -
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Learn more about Uncrewed Surface Vessel PerceptionUncrewed Surface Vessel Perception
International regulations for preventing collisions at sea require vessels to operate within certain distances based on the visual identification of other vessels.
Recent News
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Learn more about Johns Hopkins APL Undersea Warfare Expert Earns National Defense Industrial Association Bronze MedalNews
Sep 27, 2023Johns Hopkins APL Undersea Warfare Expert Earns National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal
Lee Rogers, chief engineer of the Sea Control Mission Area at APL, was awarded the Bronze Medal Award for Technical Achievement in Undersea Warfare at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) 2023 Undersea Warfare Fall Conference. -
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Learn more about Navy Recognizes Critical Contributions of Johns Hopkins APL TeamPress Release
Aug 14, 2023Navy Recognizes Critical Contributions of Johns Hopkins APL Team
Prior to his retirement, APL welcomed the former Direct Reporting Program Manager, AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Office Rear Admiral David Goggins (USN ret.) on June 29 for a visit to recognize the contributions of APL staff members to developing and successfully fielding new technological advances that bolster our nation’s undersea capabilities. -
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Learn more about Submarine Technology Symposium Focuses on Maintaining the Advantage in ‘The Decade of Maximum Danger’Press Release
May 23, 2023Submarine Technology Symposium Focuses on Maintaining the Advantage in ‘The Decade of Maximum Danger’
From May 9 to 11, members of the Submarine Force, industry, laboratories, academia, warfare centers, and acquisition and intelligence communities gathered at Johns Hopkins APL for the 35th annual Submarine Technology Symposium, centered on the theme, “Undersea Dominance and Deterrence in the Decade of Maximum Danger.”
