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Meteorological Equipment
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $19.7M
- FY26
- $13.8M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $13.7M | $15.2M | $19.7M | ||
| Enacted | – | $15.2M | $19.7M | $18.0M | |
| Request | – | – | $19.7M | $18.0M | $13.8M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Asked vs spent: the PB2024 book requested $19.7M for FY2024; the PB2026 book reports $19.7M actually spent — $13.0K below the request.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — Meteorological Equipment
The Meteorological Equipment budget line item provides new and replacement meteorological equipment for Navy and Marine Corps Air Stations, Navy ships, Marine Corps Operational Force units and other activities required to provide weather observations and provide safety of flight capabilities. It also provides new Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (IPOE) equipment for submarines. The Meteorological Equipment procurement has been coordinated with other Department of Defense (DoD) and civilian agencies. [P40A / SP051 Satellite Receiver Upgrades (Space)]: Environmental Satellite Receiver Processor Systems (ESRP Ashore and ESRP Afloat) receive and process remotely sensed data in L and S frequency bands from several National and International Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) Satellite families such as the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Polar Satellites, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Satellites, and the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) Series. Integration of next generation polar and geostationary orbiting satellite families and new sensors of opportunity shall be incorporated in the hardware design and software upgrades to existing Environmental Satellite Receiver Processor Systems both afloat and ashore. The modernization of systems includes GOES-R, Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems - Geostationary (EWS-G), and Weather System Follow-On Microwave (WSF-M) ingest of METOC data, as well as the addition of X and C frequency bands for current and future capabilities. [P40A / SP550 METOC SASC Upgrades]: Procures Government Off-The-Shelf/Commercial Off-The-Shelf hardware and associated software upgrades for the 69 fielded Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) and the 9 fielded Supplemental Weather Radars (SWR). Both atmospheric sensing systems are essential for aviation safety, Naval Aviation operations, and resource protection. ASOS procurements under this project will provide system upgrades as required by the 2020 National Weather Service Interagency Agreement. SWR upgrades of End of Life components, software, and subsystems under this project provide System Life Extension by mitigating CYBER risk and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS). [P40A / SP600 Littoral Battlespace Sensing - Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (LBS-UUV)]: Procures Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (UUV) ocean sensor systems. These include long duration (3 months) buoyancy driven Ocean Gliders that sense ocean volume parameters (conductivity, temperature, depth, optical clarity, currents, etc.). The Ocean Gliders are controlled remotely from the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO), Stennis Space Center, Mississippi from the Glider Operations Center (GOC). Quantities represent Glider replacements to reach inventory objective due to lost, stolen or damaged units and the Fleet's inability to retrieve all deployed units. [P40A / SP660 Tactical METOC Applications]: The Naval Integrated METOC Systems (NIMS), formerly Meteorological Mobile Facility Next Generation (MetMF - NextGen), provides meteorological and oceanographic (METOC) support to the Marine Corps and Joint forces. The primary functions of the systems are to collect, process and exploit, interpret, produce, and disseminate METOC data. Those functions are carried out through 6 integrated subsystems; Doppler Radar, Local & Remote Sensors, Meteorological Satellite, Upper Air Sensor, Communications, and Processing Computer Subsystem (PCS), which includes a Forecaster Tool Kit (FTK) that collects, processes, and transmits METOC data. In 2023, the Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System - Next Generation (NITES - Next) hardware component, NITES IV, moved to the METMF Program. This move places Navy and Marine Corps hardware under one Program and expands the Warfare mission areas to include all aspects of the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), Undersea Warfare (USW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Mine Warfare (MIW), Amphibious Warfare (AMW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Strike Warfare (STW), Expeditionary Warfare (EXW), Electronic Warfare (EW), Information Operations (IO), Intelligence Operations (INT), Non-Combat Operations (NCO), Command, Control, Communication (CCC), and Naval Special Warfare (NSW). The Program supports those missions by utilizing real time battlespace observed meteorological parameters; automatically displays, generates, and disseminates customized products; provides in-situ data through an onboard Mesoscale "NOWCAST" Modeling capability; provides Tactical Decision Aids (TDA's) for targeting, Electronic Counter Measures (ECM), and Electronic Counter-Counter Measures (ECCM) performance; provides decision makers with information that impacts mission effectiveness and weapon system performance; and operates on DoD NIPR, SIPRNET, ship and tactical networks. TDA's consist of a series of analysis tools which characterize the physical environmental conditions of the battlespace based on the best set of physical environmental data available at the time (i.e., some combination of historical and/or real-time (or near real-time) in-situ, and numerically modeled forecast data). This program addresses multi-warfare areas across Navy and Marine Corps mission requirements, particularly shallow water ASW, NSW, and USMC MAGTF. Beginning in FY 2023, the NITES-Next Program was absorbed into the Naval Integrated METOC Systems (NIMS) Program (formerly Meteorological Mobile Facility Next Generation (MetMF - NextGen). NIMS will be a more scalable configuration and absorbs the NITES program hardware requirement - laptops, servers and atmospheric surface sensors. The NIMS program satisfies Fleet Marine Force and Joint Force Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) employment requirements via a system of organic atmospheric sensing sub-systems through the delivery of timely, accurate and relevant METOC products and mission impact assessments. [P40A / SP220 Hazardous Weather Detection and Display Capability (HWDDC)]: The Hazardous Weather Detection and Display Capability (HWDDC) provides near real-time severe weather information (thunderstorms, high winds, turbulence, etc.) to ship, Strike Group, and Expeditionary Group personnel. HWDDC is a key safety of aviation and navigation enabler. HWDDC also supports efficient planning and execution of aircraft and small boat launch/recovery operations, as well as severe weather dependent evolutions such as underway replenishments. The HWDDC technology is integrated with the AN/SPS-48E and AN/SPS-48G radars. HWDDC is currently installed on all Force Level ships (except CVN-78) with Fleet requirements for AN/SPY 6 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) hardware End of Life component upgrades, and associated software upgrades to enhance capabilities and prevent cyber vulnerabilities in the Fleet.
Justification
Justification — Meteorological Equipment
The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.828 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative." The FY 2026 request was reduced by $0.282 million for civilian personnel to optimize the workforce in compliance with Executive Order 14210, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative." The FY 2026 budget will procure the following: (SP051) Environmental Satellite Receiver Systems (ESRP) - (3) ESRP Afloat Modernized Systems (SP550) Meteorological and Oceanographic Surface-based Atmospheric Sensing Capability (METOC SASC) Upgrades - (13) Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) Upgrades - (9) Supplemental Weather Radar (SWR) Upgrades (SP600) Littoral Battlespace Sensing - Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (LBS-UUV) - (12) LBS Gliders (LBS-G) - (10) LBS-UUV Upgrades/Backfits (SP660) Tactical METOC Applications - (11) The Naval Integrated METOC Systems (NIMS) Sensors (formerly Meteorological Mobile Facility Next Generation (MetMF - NextGen) (SP220) Hazardous Weather Detection and Display Capability (HWDDC) - (2) HWDDC EASR (SW v4.0)
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY24 Actuals | $19.7M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY25 Enacted | $18.0M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Disc. Request | $13.8M |
| Other Procurement, Navy | N | FY26 Total | $13.8M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $237.6M | $19.7M | $18.0M | $13.8M | $13.8M |
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Awards
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Lobbying Mentions
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