Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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On April 7, FedScoop embedded with NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters and emerging technology researchers to see the progression of the fledgling tools up close. During a roughly five-hour flight in a plane known as “Miss Piggy” — one of the agency’s two Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft — researchers deployed two Black Swift SØ drones and several small devices that collect data on their descents.

Similar to an actual hurricane flight, those tools were systematically deployed by hand through chutes in the bottom of the aircraft at various points and altitudes. Among the functions being evaluated: the performance of newer and less expensive tools and flying two unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at once.

Learn more: fedscoop.com/noaa-hurricane-tech-hits-milestones-drones-uas

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