News & Announcements
New aerial drones available to NOAA programs
The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Division is rolling out a new initiative that will provide new drones, or uncrewed aircraft systems, to NOAA users.
NOAA uses uncrewed marine systems to survey offshore wind energy sites
In fall of 2023 NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems Operations Center, their industry partner Exail and academic partner the University of Rhode Island Inner Space Center conducted field operations utilizing an uncrewed marine system.
Six places NOAA is using uncrewed systems to support its fisheries missions
As NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson set sail from Kodiak, Alaska to collect data in support of annual stock assessments this summer, it had a new data gathering partner onboard.
NOAA explores how uncrewed aircraft can improve aerosol and cloud measurements
From July 17 to Aug. 4, 2023, a team of NOAA and industry uncrewed aircraft professionals conducted flight operations at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California, to expand the agency’s use of uncrewed aircraft to gather mission critical data.
NOAA awards new contracts to small businesses for uncrewed marine systems data services
NOAA has awarded three Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to five small business manufacturers of uncrewed marine systems with a potential combined value of $22.5 million. IDIQ contracts allow the agency to streamline the processing and delivery of commercial products and services from industry vendors.
NOAA announces $6.4 million in funding for innovative uncrewed systems projects
Uncrewed aircraft and marine systems have great potential to enhance and expand the ways that NOAA meets its mission to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, ocean and coasts.
