NOAA's Hurricane Hunters currently uses three aircraft, two made by Lockheed Martin and one by Gulfstream, for traversing through, around and above hurricanes, the agency says.

The NOAA said its planes — “Miss Piggy” and “Kermit” — are used for “grueling” 8-10 hour missions.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is using a small fleet of aircraft to predict the path and intensity of ...

As Florida’s Gulf Coast braces for the impacts of Hurricane Milton Wednesday, the storm is causing severe weather across the ...

NOAA collect data from inside hurricanes using WP-3 Orions, which has a nose radar, multi-mode radar on the belly, and tail doppler radar.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s elite group of pilots and researchers, known as “Hurricane Hunters,” ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has ordered two new C-130J hurricane-hunting aircraft from ...

Feel the adrenaline as the Hurricane Hunters' aircraft plunges into the chaotic heart of Hurricane Milton, providing a firsthand glimpse of the storm's raw power.

Lockheed Martin will produce two specially-configured C-130J tactical transports for use by the US National Oceanic and ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for two ...

Two days ago, we wrote that Hurricane Helene is the third storm in 13 months to threaten Florida's Big Bend coastline. It's ...

Cmdr. Danielle Varwig is a wife, a mother, a mechanical engineer and a military veteran. As a pilot with NOAA, she stalks ...