APL has named Yu-Han “Hugh” Chen as head of the National Security Analysis Department (NSAD). Chen, who previously served as the department’s chief analyst, will lead APL’s work providing integrated technical and operational analysis to inform national security decisions. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/966

A predictive space weather model developed by APL and partners that is designed to simulate how solar storms affect Earth is now widely available to researchers and the broader public. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/5eb

CINEMA, a mission to improve understanding of the growing impacts of space weather, has been competitively selected by NASA for development.

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For the eighth consecutive year, APL appears on Computerworld’s Best Places to Work in IT list, which recognizes the top workplaces worldwide for information technology professionals. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/f13

Since formalizing a partnership last fall, APL and Intuitive Machines have made marked progress toward building communications and navigation systems to enable a sustained U.S. presence on and around the Moon. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/95d

In the newly created role of APL chief mission engineering and integration officer, Christopher R. Watkins will lead efforts to strengthen cross-Laboratory collaboration, integrate multidisciplinary capabilities, and accelerate the development and transition of innovative technologies for national security. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/d8e

APL and Microsoft recently demonstrated an AI agent that can coordinate heterogeneous robot teams using large language models. The September demo highlighted how APL’s expertise in autonomy software and Microsoft’s scalable cloud tools are advancing the future of collaborative robotics. The effort reflects steady progress in a partnership focused on applying artificial intelligence to real-world challenges. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/976

Patrick Stadter has been appointed mission area executive for Theater Defense within the Air and Missile Defense Sector at APL. In this role, Stadter will lead efforts to deliver innovative solutions that strengthen the nation’s air and missile defense capabilities. His extensive experience in aerospace systems and national security will be pivotal in guiding the Laboratory’s teams currently developing technologies that help protect U.S. and allied forces from increasingly complex regional threats in theaters across the globe. Read the full article: https://jhuapl.link/rsg