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NOAA and Saildrone launch seven hurricane-tracking surface drones

Illustration of various uncrewed systems used to observe the ocean and atmosphere

Five saildrones supported by NOAA's Uncrewed Systems Operations Center and NOAA's Weather Program Office will operate in the western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea in areas frequented by tropical storms and hurricanes. Learn more in this NOAA Research article.