Researchers from Johns Hopkins APL and @jhu.edu developed a practical, comprehensive noise-modeling framework for superconducting quantum processors that delivers a sevenfold improvement in predictive accuracy over existing approaches. https://jhuapl.link/0f2

Ashutosh Dutta, electrical engineer and 5G thought leader at APL, received the Exemplary Global Service Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for leadership in advancing next-gen communications technologies & expanding worldwide access to 5G. https://jhuapl.link/jnz

Christopher R. Watkins of Johns Hopkins APL has received the 2026 Vice Admiral Charles E. Weakley Award from NDIA, recognizing leadership and contributions that strengthened collaboration and communication across the undersea warfare enterprise. https://jhuapl.link/858

#AI and #robotics are transforming how we live, work and solve complex challenges. In this @jhuapl.bsky.social Spotlight on Engineering, JHU CS’ Russell Taylor discusses how computer science and computer engineering intersect to shape the future of technology and medicine:

A team at Johns Hopkins APL has developed the capability to build large language models from the ground up, positioning the Lab to support government partners in developing and adapting mission-focused AI systems for homeland defense and national security applications. https://jhuapl.link/9a8

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman visited Johns Hopkins APL for a firsthand look at the NASA Dragonfly mission and the people and technologies advancing world-changing space science, exploration, and national security missions for the nation.

APL-developed BAS/CS helps defend industrial control systems that support critical infrastructure by standardizing and correlating cybersecurity alerts across complex environments, reducing false alarms and enabling faster threat response. https://jhuapl.link/aeb

APL and MDA demonstrated a new, lower-cost approach to missile defense testing with a suborbital launch aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron (HASTE). The BLAST mission validated that commercial launch systems can support government test missions with greater speed and efficiency. https://jhuapl.link/af8

Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL are developing freeze-dried red blood cells that rehydrate with sterile saline, enabling safe transfusions anywhere, anytime. From military field ops to rural hospitals, this breakthrough could change emergency medicine. https://jhuapl.link/HEART

APL is developing capabilities to ensure additively manufactured parts perform predictably in mission-critical applications, regardless of where or how they’re made. Advances in sensing, calibration and machine learning could transform AM consistency and speed qualification. https://jhuapl.link/957

A cross-disciplinary team at Johns Hopkins APL has developed and successfully tested a novel high-performance coating system designed to protect components routinely exposed to extreme heat and corrosive environments. https://jhuapl.link/703

An interdisciplinary team at Johns Hopkins APL has applied AI to automate microcapsule experimentation, reducing hands-on time by more than 80%. The ATLAS system uses generative AI as a co-investigator to accelerate materials science research: https://jhuapl.link/fe4

Christopher R. Watkins of Johns Hopkins APL has received the 2026 Vice Admiral Charles E. Weakley Award from NDIA, recognizing sustained leadership in strengthening collaboration and communication across the undersea warfare enterprise. https://jhuapl.link/858

Engineers are assembling the fuselage, performing fit checks and preparing for vibration and static-load testing to ensure NASA's Dragonfly mission can withstand the dynamic forces of launch from Earth and landing on Saturn's moon Titan. Dragonfly launches in 2028. https://jhuapl.link/4b8

Seeing beneath the skin: Researchers at Johns Hopkins APL are developing an augmented reality–enabled medical tool that integrates real-time ultrasound to help field medics visualize internal anatomy, predict organ locations, and perform critical interventions. https://jhuapl.link/5fa

As the Arctic becomes more contested, APL researchers are advancing ice-manipulating biomolecules through DARPA’s Ice Control for cold Environments (ICE) program. The BOREAS project explores nature-inspired materials for extreme cold challenges. https://jhuapl.link/5f6

The Navy-engineered Situational Awareness, Boundary Enforcement, and Response (SABER) system, with key capabilities developed by APL and partners, now protects Navy ships by continuously monitoring critical systems and alerting crews to potential cyber threats. https://jhuapl.link/503

Johns Hopkins APL has partnered with GKN Aerospace to simulate shipboard motion for additive manufacturing, supporting the U.S. Navy’s goal of resilient, on-demand logistics and reliable 3D printing at sea. https://jhuapl.link/a4c

Government and military partners face challenges using sensitive or classified data with commercial large language models (LLMs). Johns Hopkins APL researchers built an LLM from the ground up, creating a capability that can help adapt models for mission-relevant domains. https://jhuapl.link/9a8

The FAA’s proposed expansion of beyond visual line-of-sight drone operations marks a major step for U.S. airspace. Grounded in Johns Hopkins APL research, the rule could enable safer, scalable drone use, from delivery to emergency response. https://jhuapl.link/a0d

Andrew Newman of Johns Hopkins APL has been named a fellow of the Military Sensing Symposia, honoring sustained contributions to military sensing. His career includes work in ISR&T systems, sensor and data fusion, and resource management supporting national defense missions. jhuapl.link/c9c

Christina Koch’s journey included helping build and test an APL science instrument now at Jupiter and a record-setting 328-day mission in space. As Artemis II launches, revisit her path from APL engineer to astronaut: https://jhuapl.link/sio

Through APL’s Archimedes Award, innovators take cutting-edge research beyond the lab and into the marketplace, with resources, mentorship and space to accelerate commercialization. https://jhuapl.link/36d

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, was discovered on March 25, 1655, by Christiaan Huygens. More than 350 years later, it remains a key target for exploration. Launching in 2028, NASA’s Dragonfly mission will investigate the complex chemistry of this ocean world. https://dragonfly.jhuapl.edu/Why-Titan

APL has been named one of @fastcompany.com’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026 in the Security category, recognized for developing cybersecurity tools that protect industrial control systems powering essential services such as electricity, water, and transportation. https://jhuapl.link/aeb

Paul Wienhold, engineer at APL, has received the SAMPE Global Fellow Award – honoring leadership and contributions to materials and process engineering. His work has supported numerous space mission, defense applications, and hypersonics systems. https://jhuapl.link/a73

A full-scale model of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is now on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Built by APL, the replica highlights the spacecraft’s unique design and tech that enabled it to “touch the Sun.” https://jhuapl.link/b5d

An updated jammer for the U.S. Navy was developed with Johns Hopkins APL, working with government and industry to meet warfighter requirements. The NGJ-MB provides increased power, flexibility, and range to counter evolving threats in airborne electronic warfare. https://jhuapl.link/648

Johns Hopkins APL has named Vernon “CJ” Parks as Sea Control mission area executive. A former Navy submarine officer, Parks will guide efforts supporting U.S. Navy and joint service missions delivering capabilities on, under, and above the seas. https://jhuapl.link/72a

NASA’s Dragonfly integration and testing is officially underway at APL. Teams are assembling the mission’s rotorcraft lander and testing it for the rigors of space ahead of its journey to Saturn’s moon Titan, where it will advance understanding of life’s chemical origins. https://jhuapl.link/23c

Additive manufacturing can offer performance, but consistency can be a challenge. https://jhuapl.link/957 That’s why APL researchers are developing digital sensing capabilities that link part quality to fundamental physics — helping create “born-qualified” parts for mission-critical applications.

Researchers at APL are advancing robotic perception using artificial intelligence to help autonomous agents understand complex environments and plan tasks more like humans. The work could support warfighters and first responders operating in challenging environments. https://jhuapl.link/b51

Microcapsules play a role in everything from materials to medicine applications — but microcapsule experimentation and development can be slow. Until a team at APL team built an artificial intelligence-driven system that cuts manual experimentation time by 80%. https://jhuapl.link/fe4

Celebrating 84 years of impact. Johns Hopkins APL solves complex research, engineering, and analytical problems that present critical challenges to our nation. Scientists, engineers, & analysts serve as trusted advisers advancing the frontiers of space and national security. https://www.jhuapl.edu/

Johns Hopkins APL & GKN Aerospace are partnering with support from NAVSEA to develop a system that simulates shipboard motion for 3D printing at sea, advancing the U.S. Navy's ability to manufacture mission-critical components while underway in dynamic maritime environments. https://jhuapl.link/a4c

For nearly a decade, Johns Hopkins APL and Blue Canyon Technologies have developed agile, reliable spaceflight systems for government sponsors, enabling faster, more cost-effective missions across civil and national security sectors. https://jhuapl.link/e42

APL researchers are engineering resilience built from the cold itself, not limited by it. By exploring the unique properties of ice-affecting biomolecules, the team is developing novel materials that could give our nation a critical edge in the planet's harshest regions. https://jhuapl.link/5f6

NASA and Johns Hopkins APL have successfully tested a wideband technology that enabled, for the first time, a spacecraft to communicate with both government and commercial networks. https://jhuapl.link/61e

This demonstration with the Missile Defense Agency used Rocket Lab's Electron vehicle to deliver a government payload developed and integrated by APL – validating that commercially operated rockets can support rapid, affordable flight tests for missile defense programs. https://jhuapl.link/af8

Sarah Adams, a program manager at Johns Hopkins APL, has been honored by the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) with the 2026 Sidney D. Drell Science and Technology Award for research advancing science and technology in support of national security. https://jhuapl.link/cc6

Researchers presented findings from BOLT-1B, a hypersonic flight experiment led by APL with @dlr-en.bsky.social and AFRL. The Mach 7.2 flight gathered hundreds of measurements on boundary layer transition, advancing understanding of aerodynamic heating, drag and stability. https://jhuapl.link/2c9

Ralph Semmel, director emeritus of Johns Hopkins APL, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Class of 2026. https://jhuapl.link/tj8 His election to the NAE honors Semmel's leadership in generating technical advancements in defense, national security, and space exploration.

As America’s skies grow more crowded with commercial drones, the risk of midair collisions increases. APL helped validate technical safeguards that can reduce that risk by a factor of 100 - findings that the FAA relied on in shaping a landmark rule proposed this past summer. https://jhuapl.link/a0d

Milan (Mitch) Nikolich and James Gosler, two national security experts from Johns Hopkins APL, have been named to the Department of War’s (DoW) first Science, Technology, and Innovation Board (STIB). https://jhuapl.link/e88

Stephanie Caporaletti, assistant branch supervisor in the Asymmetric Operations Sector at Johns Hopkins APL, has been appointed as chair of the Engineering Management program in @hopkinsengineer.bsky.social's Engineering for Professionals program. jhuapl.link/992

Cyber threats targeting industrial control systems are increasing. Johns Hopkins APL developed BAS/CS™, a framework that standardizes cybersecurity alerts, improving threat detection across diverse systems while reducing false alarms. https://jhuapl.link/BASCS

Johns Hopkins APL has named Brian Geesaman as mission area executive for Precision Strike. In this role, he leads a diverse portfolio of programs and initiatives focused on integrated strike warfare capabilities supporting the Department of War. https://jhuapl.link/ee6

Tackling real-world challenges in agriculture, environmental remediation, and bio-mining critical materials. That’s the aim of the APL-backed startup Deep Root Biolabs, advancing a biological platform that integrates the unique capabilities of plants and microbes. https://jhuapl.link/36d

NASA has selected Johns Hopkins APL to lead a new lunar science investigation focused on space radiation at the Moon’s surface. The SELINE payload will study galactic cosmic rays and secondary particles to better understand how radiation interacts with lunar regolith. https://jhuapl.link/a4f

Johns Hopkins APL is applying AI and robotics to improve domestic manufacturing. With TETRA, developing new alloys for defense now takes days instead of months. https://jhuapl.link/TETRA