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flag U.S. Defense Department to continue providing crucial weather satellite data, vital for forecasting hurricanes and severe weather.

flag The U.S. Defense Department will continue providing critical weather satellite data to NOAA and the National Weather Service, reversing an earlier plan to phase out the data. flag This decision ensures the continuation of specialized microwave-based observations from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, vital for hurricane and severe weather forecasting. flag The data will now be provided until the sensor fails or the program ends in September 2026, maintaining the use of satellites that gather visible, infrared, and microwave light wavelengths essential for monitoring storms.

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