
The National Oceanographic and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) is funding nine awards totaling $13.8 million to industry and federal agencies to produce new concepts for instrument technologies, ground systems and other mission elements. Industry awardees include BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin [LMT], and Spire Global. Spire Global received the largest award, a $4 million contract to deliver a hyperspectral microwave sensing payload. The payload will demonstrate how this technology can improve the accuracy of NOAA’s Numerical Weather Predictions. Spire said the HyMS contract is the first award…