Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has completed a recent flight test of a sensor aboard the Virgin Galactic-made VSS Unity spacecraft and demonstrated its ability to assess the inside conditions of a suborbital space vehicle and its payload. The JHU APL Integrated Universal Suborbital platform was able to specify VSS Unity’s electromagnetic field environment […] More

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will research and develop new sensors in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory under a $49.9 million sole-source contract from the U.S. Air Force. Johns Hopkins APL will perform sensor R&D activities in Laurel, Maryland, through April 9, 2028.

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Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory has conducted a simulated dogfighting exercise with F-16 fighter jets as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Air Combat Evolution program. Johns Hopkins APL said Thursday that the exercise took place in February and serves as a follow-up to DARPA’s AlphaDogfight Trials which saw one-versus-one simulated fights between F-16s.

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Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory has entered into an agreement with NASA to continue supporting the agency’s lunar habitation research program through an APL-led consortium. APL said Friday it will continue work under the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative, which falls under the Space Technology Mission Directorate's oversight and focuses on developing technologies to support the Artemis moon landing mission as well as human operations on the lunar surface.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have conducted a test flight to demonstrate the capacity of drone swarms to support combat operations in urban settings.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and InductiveHealth Informatics have partnered to offer a disease surveillance system designed to help users assess the health of their communities.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has incorporated a propulsion technology built by NASA into a spacecraft designed to support the agency's demonstration of its first planetary defense capability.

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The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has inducted Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory staff members Doug Adams, Justin Likar, Mike Ryschkewitsch, Bradley Wheaton and Matthew Zuber into the professional society's 2021 class of associate fellows.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a software package that simulates the Transportation Security Administration’s passenger scanning systems to potentially inform the development of future detection platforms.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has partnered with the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity to identify new approaches to defend the artificial intelligence training pipeline against malware.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has secured a potential six-year, $50M contract to develop air warfare technology platforms for the U.S. Air Force. APL will also support acquisition, test and evaluation of munition, cyber and electronic warfare components of aerospace systems under the sole-source, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, the Department of Defense said Thursday.

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Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will live-stream an online event from Aug. 18 to 20 for the third and final round of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency competition that will showcase artificial intelligence algorithms in a simulated aerial combat environment.

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