Tag Archives: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 10, 2018 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has named a former CIA deputy director and deputy national security adviser during the Obama administration as a senior fellow, GovCon Executive reported Monday. The lab said Friday Avril Haines, who also served as legal adviser to the National …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 26, 2018 — A data analysis tool that Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory developed as part of the Department of Homeland Security‘s Transition to Practice program has been licensed to BullFrog AI for applications in the biopharmaceutical field, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. DHS said Thursday the license …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 21, 2018 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has granted Gallant Technologies a license to produce and sell a lab-developed explosive detection training tool for canine teams, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. APL said Monday the technology works to help handlers train canines to detect homemade peroxide explosives without the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2017 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has secured a funding opportunity with NASA to mature its proposed Dragonfly dual-quadcopter vehicle in the aim to fulfill requirements under the New Frontiers program, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The lab said Thursday the aerial vehicle will carry four science instruments and seek to facilitate scientific …

The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory a potential five-year, $125 million contract to research, develop, integrate and engineer specialized sensor systems. APL will support multiple divisions within the advanced technologies office at DIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology under the sole-source contract, the Defense Department said Thursday. …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 21, 2017 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will build a gamma-ray and neutron spectrometer for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s exploration missions to two Martian moons under an agreement with NASA, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The lab said Friday the MEGANE instrument to be built as part of NASA’s Discovery …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 5, 2017 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has named Robert Work, former deputy secretary of the Defense Department, as a senior fellow to help shape government and military policy and technology programs, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. “His broad expertise, particularly his insights on autonomy, artificial …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 26, 2017 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will conduct a study on soldier vulnerability in extreme conditions under a potential $49.5 million contract from the U.S. Army, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The Defense Department said Thursday Johns Hopkins APL will perform work through Sept. 30, 2022, as part of the …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 8, 2017 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has built an unmanned vehicle prototype that works to operate both underwater and in the air to collect data on large bodies of water, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The lab said Wednesday the Flying Fish is a fixed-wing, unmanned aerial-aquatic …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 28, 2017 — Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has conducted a demonstration during the U.S. Navy‘s 2017 Trident Warrior Exercise to check the performance of a free-space optical communications system to connect ships at sea, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The lab said Thursday a team of engineers tested the operational …