Flyht Aerospace, NOAA expand collaboration for weather forecasting

FLYHT Aerospace announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has exercised an option to purchase additional packages of weather sensors and related technology from FLYHT, valued at approximately $465,000, as part of its ongoing effort to help the U.S. National Weather Service improve weather forecasting and warnings. The additional order is part of a September 2023 agreement where NOAA is integrating packages of FLYHT-WVSS-II sensors with FLYHT’s Certus SatCom and AFIRS Edge multi-channel WQAR systems for real-time data transmission. In addition to the hardware, FLYHT will deliver aircraft-based observations throughout the flight phases, including during ascent, descent, and while en route. The initial hardware purchase, funded by FY2023 appropriations, is slated for installation by late 2024 or early 2025. This additional hardware, funded by FY2024 appropriations, is expected to be installed in the first or second quarter of 2025.