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NOAA ship Ronald H. Brown at sea

Contract awarded to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC to build two new oceanographic ships for NOAA

December 31, 2020

New ships will play a vital role in collecting high-quality data and leading scientific discoveries.
New NOAA Beechcraft King Air 350 CER at NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on 18 December 2020

NOAA welcomes new Beechcraft King Air to its fleet of specialized aircraft

December 21, 2020

New turboprop will assist with snow survey, coastal mapping and emergency response missions.
Right Whale and Calf Spotted off the Coast of Georgia

NOAA Twin Otter aircraft crew surveys right whales

April 16, 2020

Scientists aboard a NOAA Twin Otter spot signs of possible population growth for the endangered right whale species.
NOAA King Air Crew

NOAA King Air aircraft team surveys the coast of the U.S. Virgin Islands

April 16, 2020

You may know that hurricane season begins June 1, but the response work begins long before a storm ever forms.
NOAA Aircraft at the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center

NOAA Aircraft Operations Center expanding to support growing fleet

April 16, 2020

City of Lakeland, Florida, will lease additional office and hangar space to NOAA.

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