SELEX-Gematronik receives Caribbean weather radar network contract

SELEX-Gematronik is pleased to announce that the company has been awarded a contract to supply four METEOR 500S S-Band weather radar system to the CMO Caribbean Meteorological Organization.

The four new meteorological radars will be located in Barbados, Belize, Guyana and Trinidad Tobago. The primary objective of this program is to provide high resolution Hurricane warning information within the region. The radars shall be networked with the existing Gematronik radars in Martinique and Guadeloupe to provide a Caribbean composite radar images.

The high performance METEOR 500 S with a 8.5 meter antenna will be delivered with latest generation GDRX signal processor and RAINBOW data processing system.
Selex-Gematronik scope of work will further include; communication equipment, support facilities, training, installation, maintenance and logistics support for an initial period of three years.

Profile of SELEX Sistemi Integrati GmbH:
SELEX-Gematronik is the technology leader in weather radar systems worldwide, providing best-in-class systems in C-, S- and X-Band. Over the last decade, more than130 high-end systems of the METEOR product line have been put into operation for leading meteorological service providers
in over 50 countries on all continents.