Johns Hopkins Lab Awarded $62.5 Million Air Force Weapons Deal

Johns Hopkins Lab Awarded $62.5 Million Air Force Weapons Deal

The Applied Physics Laboratory received a $62.5 million ceiling modification for air warfare systems development, lifting the contract's total value to $312.5 million, with work due by July 31, 2030.

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First Published: July 25, 2026, 2:56 PM ET

LAUREL, MARYLAND — The John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC received a $62.5 million ceiling increase to an Air Force contract for air warfare systems development, test and evaluation, as announced on war.gov.