AWIPS is central to the ability of NOAA’s National Weather Service to predict weather, water, and climate conditions. It is actually a complex network of systems that integrates meteorological, hydrological, satellite, and radar data into a single computer workstation. AWIPS draws data from an array of weather sensors and satellites, processes and distributes the data to and among some 200 weather forecast offices and environmental centers nationwide, and dispenses rapid, highly reliable warnings of weather events that affect the United States, its territories, or adjacent waters.
As NOAA’s partner for AWIPS mission assurance, Raytheon operates the AWIPS Network Control Facility, maintains and supports system software, provides system support in the field, and designs and builds software enhancements. It is also Raytheon’s charge to craft technological innovations that advance the evolution of AWIPS to its future state.
The Raytheon AWIPS Team operates from a program office and test facility in Silver Spring, Maryland, across the street from National Weather Service Headquarters. The facility houses a precise replica of AWIPS. Used for software builds, testing, integration, and training, the “Raytheon AWIPS” mirrors the system environment of NWS’ highly specialized Weather Forecast Offices and River Forecast Centers.
Unwavering Commitment
Raytheon’s commitment to AWIPS is unwavering. We have adopted the program’s objectives as our own, we have assumed full responsibility for the systems entrusted to our team, and we encourage innovation in pursuit of the AWIPS mission. We are equally committed to the consistent translation of customer requirements into high-quality, highly responsive, cost-effective solutions, and to building strong, lasting relationships with our teammates and our employees.
Our vision for AWIPS embraces a philosophy of partnership, responsibility, and innovation.
- We work in partnership with NOAA, sharing its vision for AWIPS. NOAA’s success is our mission.
- We assume a level of performance responsibility that is complete; meeting requirements is merely the starting point for true service and support. We commit to the right performance measures to ensure highly effective, fixed price, predictable O&M performance.
- We foster innovation, bringing ideas and methods for technical and management improvement. We provide our team with the tools and techniques to identify, investigate, and implement ongoing improvements.
Raytheon brings to the AWIPS program a world-class O&M team; a corporate culture grounded in integrity, openness, and innovation; and a day-to-day working knowledge of the NOAA mission. We also bring a strong working relationship with NOAA, built on years of proven performance on related programs. Finally, we bring to AWIPS an outstanding program team of small and large business, each of which shares our dedication to getting it right for AWIPS.
Learn more about the Raytheon AWIPS Team.
