Offshore Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP).

Abstract

This document provides the test philosophy and approach for the Offshore Next Generation Weather Radar (NExRAD) Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP). The NEXRAD differs from the typical Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) weather radar acquisition in that it is jointly funded by the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Commerce (DOC), and the Department of Transportation (DOT). These three agencies chartered the Joint System Program Office (JSPO) to manage the NENRAD development and subsequent test programs. JSPO has deployed 70 single-channel radar systems across the continental United States (CONUS) The FAA is deploying NEXRAD systems at non-CONUS (offshore) locations such as Alaska, Hawaii, and the Caribbean. The FAA Offshore NEXRAD will have a redundant configuration and a Remote Monitoring Subsystem (EMS). A total of 14 Offshore NEXPADs will be procured under this acquisition: 3 in the Caribbean, 4 in Hawaii, and 7 in Alaska. Funding constraints will limit the acquisition to seven NEXRADs in the 1994-1995 timeframe. (AN)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA291435

Entities

People

  • John Porcello
  • Radame Martinez
  • Robert Cranston

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Maintenance
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Radar
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management