Gogo Business Aviation Awarded $7.5 Million NOAA Contract for Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Connectivity

Gogo Business Aviation has secured a $7.5 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide mission-critical communications services for the agency’s fleet of “hurricane hunter” aircraft. The agreement tasks the company with outfitting these specialized planes with advanced connectivity solutions to support real-time data transmission during severe weather reconnaissance missions.

The contract covers the installation and maintenance of communication systems designed to operate in the challenging environments encountered by NOAA’s WP-3D Orion and Gulfstream IV-SP aircraft. These planes fly directly into tropical cyclones to collect atmospheric data, requiring reliable satellite and air-to-ground connectivity to relay information to meteorologists and emergency management officials on the ground. By integrating these services, NOAA aims to improve the flow of meteorological data, which assists in the tracking and forecasting of hurricane activity. The project marks a significant integration of commercial aviation connectivity technology into federal scientific research operations.

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Date: June 4, 2026

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