US Navy Awards Johns Hopkins APL $47.7M to Probe Submarine Vulnerabilities in Seabed Warfare

The US Navy awarded Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory a $47.7 million contract to investigate vulnerabilities affecting submarines and other subsea and seabed-warfare assets. The cost-type research award supports the Undersea Security Program, which examines threats to submarine survivability and the security of associated undersea systems. Performance runs through October 20, 2031, with approximately 80 percent of the work in Laurel, Maryland, and the remainder in Washington, DC. Only $50,000 was obligated at award, and the Navy has not publicly detailed the specific sensors, threats or platforms to be investigated.