EWR Radar Systems has been awarded a US$17.35m contract to provide logistics support and maintenance for portable Doppler weather radar systems used by the United States Air Force.

The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers contractor logistics support (CLS) for EWR’s E700 portable Doppler radar systems currently in service. Work will be carried out in St. Louis, Missouri, and is scheduled to run through April 1, 2032.

The contract was awarded as a sole-source acquisition and follows the expiration of a previous CLS agreement held by EWR for the same systems.

Under the new agreement, the company will support 47 deployed portable Doppler weather radar (E700XD) systems.

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Xiong’an National Climate Observatory was officially inaugurated on April 1 in Xiong’an New Area, Hebei. The facility – China’s 27th national climate observatory – will transmit basic meteorological observation data in real time to the TianQing meteorological big data cloud platform, supporting climate monitoring and assessment, high-resolution forecasting, early warning and sector-specific meteorological services.

National climate observatories in China are ground-based, comprehensive stations designed for long-term, continuous and integrated observation of the climate system and its interactions. They also serve as platforms for scientific research, collaboration and talent development.

The new observatory is expected to support regional priorities in Xiong’an, including ecological protection of Baiyangdian Lake, urban safety operations and the development of emerging sectors such as the low-altitude economy, all of which require higher-precision and continuous climate observations.

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The Mauna Loa Solar Observatory (MLSO) in Hawaii has resumed full operations more than three years after a volcanic eruption cut off road access to the site.

Operated by the US National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), the observatory had been largely inaccessible since Mauna Loa erupted in November 2022, blocking the main access route with lava flows.

With the road now rebuilt, MLSO is returning to normal operations, including daily on-site staffing, and is set to support NASA’s Artemis II mission by providing early warnings of hazardous space weather.

The observatory, established in 1965 on the slopes of Mauna Loa, is positioned to deliver high-altitude solar observations with minimal atmospheric interference.

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The Australian Bureau of Meteorology is installing a temporary weather radar in Wyndham, Western Australia, that will provide access to radar imagery from October 2026 after the old radar was destroyed by a fire late last year. The self-contained temporary radar will be in place for up to three years until a new radar is procured and installed.

The radar will provide the same weather information as before, plus Doppler and dual‑polarization capability, which were not available on the old radar. Doppler enables it to measure wind speed and dual-polarization gives extra information which helps with image correction.

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Windrace ULTRA, a dual-use heavy lift drone, is set to be deployed in Greenland to record new climate data in one of the most remote and extreme environments on Earth.

The deployment, planned for June 2026, forms part of the GIANT program (Greenland Ice sheet to AtlaNtic Tipping points from ice loss), an international research mission to understand how melting glaciers are pushing the Atlantic Ocean toward a crucial climate tipping point.

GIANT, led by a team of international scientists, will use a range of technologies alongside Windracers ULTRA to better understand how ice interacts with ocean waters, including marine robots, satellites and sensors.

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A new analysis by The Heartland Institute – the USA-based think-tank that has previously criticized mainstream climate science – reports that the official weather station at Reno-Tahoe International Airport records higher temperatures than a nearby reference station, highlighting how station placement and surroundings can influence surface temperature measurements.

The study, titled Global Open Atmospheric Temperature System (GOATS): What Was Accomplished in Reno, compared data from the airport’s automated surface observing system (ASOS) station with an independently operated reference station located about 1.8km away.

According to the report, the ASOS station is positioned between runways and surrounded by paved surfaces and airport infrastructure, while the reference station was installed on a grassy site designed to meet stricter siting standards.

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Synoptic Data has been awarded a position on the ProTech 2.0 Weather Domain contract vehicle by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), enabling the company to compete for task orders supporting the agency’s weather mission.

The award places Synoptic Data, a public benefit corporation that operates a real-time environmental data platform, on the multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The program supports NOAA’s work delivering weather, water and climate information intended to protect lives and property and support the US economy.

NOAA’s weather mission covers areas including hurricane response, aviation safety, agriculture, energy reliability and ground transportation, all of which rely on timely and accurate environmental data.

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Exosens has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop new atmospheric profiling applications using its Assist II atmospheric sounder.

The agreement, signed in December 2025, will focus on developing new meteorological applications and algorithms to generate atmospheric profiles. Phase one of the partnership will see Assist II deployed at a National Weather Service (NWS) test site in Virginia in early 2026. The instrument will remain on-site for approximately 10 months to validate operational applications and new software functionalities, including TROPoe atmospheric profiling capabilities to be integrated into Assist II.

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Vaisala has introduced a new service offering designed to support the long-term operation and maintenance of its weather observation systems.

Called Vaisala Care, the program aims to improve system uptime, maintain measurement quality and extend asset lifetime of weather monitoring equipment through structured lifecycle support.

The service combines access to the company’s global technical support teams, remote monitoring capabilities and lifecycle maintenance services. It is organized into two tiers intended to help customers select a level of support based on operational requirements.

According to the company, the offering is designed to move customers away from reactive service requests toward planned lifecycle management.

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The Scientific Robotics Academy, based at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban, is to host two courses to educate researchers and other professionals about how to use robotics in environmental data collection.

The courses, titled ‘Environmental monitoring using autonomous platforms’ and ‘Applied photogrammetry for environmental monitoring,’ come amid the rapid expansion of AI and robotics, which are transforming tasks such as survey work.

The courses are aimed at the beginner-to-intermediate and intermediate-and-advanced levels, respectively.

Dr Phil Anderson, who heads up the Scientific Robotics Academy, said, “By the end of this decade we will have seen a huge change in how we collect data.

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