Critical Contributions to Critical Challenges
Strategic Technology Solutions
Johns Hopkins APL leverages world-class talent and facilities to conceive and mature critical innovations across multi-domain missions spanning deep sea to space. Learn more about our capabilities in scaled hypersonics, contested logistics technologies, applied artificial intelligence, quantum and battlefield information dominance, biomanufacturing, and scaled directed energy.
Magnetic Insights Improve Sonar
APL is helping the Navy better understand how naturally occurring electromagnetic phenomena affect sensor performance.
Real World Cell
Quick data analysis and real-time guidance from APL engineers allowed the Navy to validate system performance and make adjustments on the spot.
DSEND
APL is providing technology integration, research, development, and programmatic support for an effort to design a next-generation dive suit that significantly improves mobility, safety, and flexibility for military divers.
Skyward
Skyward is a decision-support tool for defense operators that offers a real-time threat assessment and course-of-action recommendation for each drone it detects.
SABER
Passive, out-of-band network monitoring and alerting to enable shipboard systems to detect and respond to cyber threats
Quantum Benchmarking Initiative
Identifying and assessing unconventional approaches to building practical quantum computers
Feedstocks for Food Production
Accelerating biomanufacturing to quickly produce safe and reliable sources of nutrition in areas where resources are scarce
Demonstration and Shakedown Operation
APL’s start-to-finish DASO involvement extends from preflight assessments to data processing and analysis.
Advanced Intelligence for Autonomous Tactical Behaviors
In a breakthrough demonstration, autonomous robotic teams carried out demanding and potentially dangerous tasks, reducing risk to human operators while extending mission capabilities.
Consortium on Habitability and Atmospheres of M-dwarf Planets
CHAMPs is an interdisciplinary research team working to answer whether the rocky planets orbiting red dwarfs can support life.
Augmented Reality for Battlefield Medics
Leveraging the power of augmented reality, predictive anatomy visualization, artificial intelligence, and real-time ultrasound in austere environments
AI-Piloted Aviation
As part of DARPA’s ACE program, APL has developed infrastructure and autonomous solutions, including constructive simulation environments, virtual aircraft simulators, live subscale aircraft, and the interfaces required to integrate performer and APL autonomy solutions into full-scale tactical fighter aircraft.