Innovation and Impact
At APL, we create technologies and innovations to protect our homeland and warfighters, enable teamwork between people and machines, expand the limits of computing power, and improve the ability of people to survive in the most remote parts of the globe.
By combining creativity and technical expertise with a culture of risk-taking — brought together in cutting-edge collaboration spaces, labs, and test facilities across our campuses — we tackle increasingly difficult challenges with impacts across multiple domains.
Advanced Manufacturing
Accelerating national readiness and resilience through mission-driven manufacturing innovation
Air and Missile Defense
We develop advanced capabilities to defend our forces and allies against aircraft and missile threats.
Artificial Intelligence
From autonomous systems in all domains to human-machine teaming for enhanced planning and operations to AI-enabled scientific discovery, APL is applying AI for accelerated operations and discovery that is both assured and trustworthy.
Biology and Bioengineering
We work to measure, understand, and harness biological systems and processes to drive innovation and enable new capabilities to address critical challenges.
Communications Systems
APL develops reliable, resilient, and secure communications technologies and systems for dynamic environments.
Cybersecurity
We develop and implement revolutionary situational awareness capabilities across critical cyber platforms.
Health
APL is transforming health care to enhance the nation’s ability to predict, prevent, and detect illness and injury.
Hypersonics
Our foundational expertise in hypersonic technologies allows us to be a critical difference-maker for national defense.
Independent Research and Development
Our Independent Research and Development program funds ideas that address domains or areas of interest to APL and the nation.
ISR Technology
We develop, prototype, and transition state-of-the-art capabilities to revolutionize intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems and technologies.
Next-Generation Materials
Advancing next-generation materials for critical national security applications, such as hypersonic flight, space-based missions, and naval ship construction.
Operational Resilience
APL is bringing all of its core competencies to bear on this critical challenge area and exploring strategic opportunities to address the national security and operational challenges in a changing world.
Quantum Technologies
Pioneering breakthroughs, unlocking transformative applications, and pushing boundaries in theoretical and experimental quantum science
Space Science and Engineering
Since the dawn of the Space Age, APL has expanded the frontiers of space science and technology.
Strategy and Analysis
APL serves a special role for the United States as a cornerstone research and analysis institution for critical defense technologies.