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.

NWS Doppler radar data indicate the eye of Hurricane Milton has made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County along the ...

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

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,” ...

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 ordered two new C-130J hurricane-hunting aircraft from ...

On Wednesday, October 9th, one of the most powerful hurricanes is expected to make landfall on the Southeastern United States ...

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.

NOAA announced Friday it awarded a contract to Georgia-based Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for two specialized C-130J Hercules ...

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