$2.17B to Johns Hopkins APL for 11.3M Staff Hours on the Cutting Edge
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The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) in Laurel, MD received a $2.17 billion modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-03-D-6606). The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington, DC is exercising an option for approximately 11.3 million staff hours of research and development, test and evaluation and specialized engineering support. Work will be performed in Laurel, MD and is expected to be complete by September 2012.
As a Navy University Affiliated Research Center, these capabilities have been established and maintained at the Applied Physics Laboratory since the 1940s, when the proximity-fused shell was developed for fleet defense. More recent examples of their involvement include the AEGIS system’s multiple successful intercepts of ballistic missile targets using SM-3 missiles, successful OPEVAL and transition to industry of the APL-conceived Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC), the Littoral Warfare Advanced Development project, artificial arm research, engineering issues around underwater launches from SSGN stealth strike submarines, the Precision Engagement Transformation Center, space-based laser communications, the Global Information Grid (GIG), and more.
