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S0 drone demonstrates new dual-altitude capability in Hurricane Lala

AOML Communications — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:52:36 +0000

For the first time during an operational hurricane mission, NOAA and Black Swift Technologies demonstrated simultaneous dual-altitude drone flight capability, the latest advancement in the use of small uncrewed aircraft systems (sUAS) to collect critical atmospheric data in severe storms. The novel feat, coined Mobile Ocean Towers, enables scientists to fly two Black Swift S0 sUAS […]

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NOAA Pioneers New Ways to Advance Hurricane Forecasting

AOML Communications — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 02:32:14 +0000

November 30th marks the official end to the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season. Scientists and forecasters from across NOAA pushed boundaries as they worked throughout this active season to conduct crucial tropical cyclone research that will strengthen our ability to forecast future tropical cyclone development and better protect those most affected.

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NOAA deploys new Altius drone into the eye of Hurricane Ian

AOML Communications — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 21:01:12 +0000

An Area-I Altius-600 uncrewed aircraft system was deployed from a NOAA WP-3D Orion Hurricane Hunter aircraft (N42RF, “Kermit”) into Hurricane Ian by scientists from NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory

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