Johns Hopkins researchers receive $50 million for air warfare systems

A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins has won a contract valued at as much as $49 million for air warfare systems, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

The contract award from Air Force Life Cycle Management Center enables the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to provide services for advanced development, acquisition and test and evaluation of aerospace systems, to include munitions, cyber warfare and electronic warfare elements.

At the announcement, the Department of Defense said work will be performed in Laurel, Maryland, and is expected to be completed July 31, 2026.

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