October 3, 2006

Malibu Research Associates, Inc. (MRA) has received a contract from King Aerospace, Inc. of Addison, Texas for the development, construction, integration and testing of a tail Doppler radar, or TDR, to be installed on the NOAA’s Gulfstream-IV hurricane surveillance aircraft.

"By installing the tail Doppler radar on the G-IV jet, NOAA will be taking a first step toward improving intensity forecasts," said Rear Admiral Samuel P. De Bow Jr., director of the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations and the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps. "This ultimately will help forecasters save lives and property during hurricanes."

With the TDR system, the G-IV will be able to acquire three-dimensional hurricane core wind field data. The raw radar data will be processed onboard the aircraft through quality-control software being developed by the NOAA Hurricane Research Division in Miami, Fla. This quality-controlled data will then go into the new Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model being developed by the NOAA National Weather Service Environmental Modeling Center in Suitland, Md. The model will be used by the NOAA National Hurricane Center to aid forecasters in hurricane intensity forecasts.

With the TDR system, the G-IV will be able to acquire three-dimensional hurricane core wind field data. The raw radar data will be processed onboard the aircraft through quality-control software being developed by the NOAA Hurricane Research Division in Miami, Fla. This quality-controlled data will then go into the new Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model being developed by the NOAA National Weather Service Environmental Modeling Center in Suitland, Md. The model will be used by the NOAA National Hurricane Center to aid forecasters in hurricane intensity forecasts. NOAA expects the system to reach full operational capability by the beginning of the 2009 hurricane season on June 1.

As part of the NOAA aircraft fleet, the G-IV is operated, managed and maintained by the Aircraft Operations Center of the NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, located at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla.

For further information please contact Don Berryman dberryman@maliburesearch.com

June 30, 2006

Malibu Research Associates, Inc. (MRA) has received a contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) in Patuxent River, MD for two model HD50-2.4M mobile automatic tracking telemetry antenna systems (ATTAS) and one model HD65-4.5M 15-ft telemetry antenna system. The two mobile systems add to the five systems previously delivered by MRA to NSWC in the past three years, while the 15-ft fixed antenna system will support the flight testing for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program, which is planned to occur in Patuxent River, MD.

The ATTAS consist of MRA’s model HD50 planocentric drive pedestal mounted on a 10-ft scissor lift. Installed on the pedestal is an 8-ft diameter parabolic reflector with MRA’s model CS50 L/S-Band conically scanning feed. The scissor lift, which allows the telemetry antenna system to be elevated above any ground obstacles, is mounted on a tandem wheel trailer. The trailer is equipped with leveling jacks, mounted on outriggers, cable reels, a feed storage box and a tool box. The fully pressurized pedestal is fed dry air using an air dehydrator/pressurization unit that is also mounted on the trailer. Control of the system is provided using MRA"s model P500 antenna control unit, which interfaces to the pedestal using a multi-mode fiber-optic interface.

The 15-ft fixed telemetry antenna system consists of MRA’s model HD65 planocentric drive pedestal, supporting a 15-ft sectional parabolic reflector. Mounted at the focal point of the parabolic reflector is MRA’s model CS50 L/S-Band conically scanning feed. The HD65 pedestal is also fully pressurized using an air dehydrator/pressurization unit, which will be located adjacent to the pedestal. The system will also be controlled using MRA"s model P500 antenna control unit, which interfaces to the pedestal using a multi-mode fiber-optic interface.

For further information please contact Don Berryman dberryman@maliburesearch.com