Mark T. Lewellyn is national security analysis department chief at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. He heads APL work on the evaluation of systems, concepts and technologies and their impact on national security policy and joint force effectiveness, helping provide actionable insights for decision-makers in government. Lewellyn specializes in naval systems analysis, […] More

The U.S. Navy has awarded University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory a potential 10-year, $218.8M contract for research, development, test and evaluation support to Department of Defense programs.

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NASA has chosen two research proposals for its heliophysics program that seeks to assess how interstellar particles and radiation from the Sun impact the Earth’s atmosphere.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will bring together government, industry, academia and international stakeholders through the Lunar Guidelines for Infrastructure Consortium to facilitate technical discussions and develop interoperability standards for commercial lunar infrastructure and related technologies. The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory will oversee LOGIC to help establish an independent, permanent forum that will serve as a venue for various stakeholders to collaborate in support of the lunar community.

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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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Oceus Networks has received a potential $32M order for the delivery of 5G test systems to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Research & Engineering under a subcontract with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. The company said Monday it will work with Ericsson to produce the 5G Cell on Light Truck test systems. Brad Antle, executive chairman at Oceus Networks and past Wash100 winner, said the company is looking forward to providing the government with 5G technologies.

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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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