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Mission MILITARY Reliability in Harsh WEATHER Environments and Critical STATIONS Operations Fixed Aviation Campbell has successfully installed Remote maintenance support is over 1,200 Automated Weather standard. Communications options Observing Systems (AWOS) at include cable, fiber optic, Ethernet, military and commercial airports radio, and satellite. The systems worldwide. are AC and/or solar-powered. Campbell’s AWOS solutions Prior customers include: US Air are rugged and built to meet Force (115+ installations), NAV our customers’ specifications. CANADA, Peruvian Air Force, Installations range from small airfields Mexican Air Force, Colombian Army, and heliports to CAT I-IV airports. NATO, Taiwan Air Force, French Military mission uptime is near 100%. Armed Forces, US Navy, US Army, Indonesian Air Force, Iraqi With Campbell’s web-based Aviation Military, Special Forces in Egypt, INTERCEPT® software, no client Afghanistan Air Force, Falklands licenses are required for multiple users. Defense, and US AFRICOM. Data reporting is available in METAR, SPECI, and other formats. Portable/Tactical Aviation Campbell’s portable/ temporary power and are tactical weather stations are ICAO/WMO/FMH-1 compliant. designed specifically to meet the demands of tactical or Prior customers include: rapid deployment use, and US Air Force, US Army, US are particularly suited for Navy, US Marines, Taiwan remote locations with harsh Navy, Swedish Military environmental conditions. Forces, Colombian Army, Indonesian Air These systems are built with Campbell’s Force, US Africa Command, Israeli Ministry rugged WEATHERPAK® technology and of Defense, NATO, Polish Air Force, Army professional grade meteorological sensors. of Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan Army, Spanish Campbell’s web-based Aviation INTERCEPT® Army, Kazakhstan Air Force, Singapore Civil software is simple and easy to use on a laptop. Defense, and Chilean Air Force. Data can also be sent remotely by cable (RS232/RS485), spread spectrum radio, GSM/GPRS modem, or satellite radio. Campbell’s portable/tactical system is packed in durable, waterproof cases and can be assembled in minutes. The systems are capable of running on solar or Marine Co-developed with the US Navy, Relative winds. Weather data Campbell’s WEATHERPAK® are transmitted to an onboard weather stations provide the display and/or integrated to the ruggedness and reliability needed ship’s network. Communication for operations in a harsh marine protocols include NMEA 0183, environment. RS232, RS485, and more. WEATHERPAK® contains all Prior customers include: US sensors required for a complete Navy, US Coast Guard, Israeli weather station. It is constructed of Navy, Greek Navy, Ecuadorian a superior non-corrosive material Navy, Armada de Mexico, Finnish and double o-ring sealed. The Coast Guard, NATO, Chilean station has no exposed cables or connectors. Navy, Vietnamese Navy, and Peruvian Navy. Using an integrated GPS and compass, WEATHERPAK® calculates both True and Emergency Response Campbell’s WEATHERPAK® WEATHERPAK® automatically RESPONSE weather stations updates ALOHA® and most provide on-site, real-time weather other chemical dispersion data for chemical, biological, and model software. Data are radiological response. transmitted up to five miles line- of-sight by way of an internal WEATHERPAK® is impervious to UHF or Spread Spectrum radio. airborne chemicals and can be set up in less than 60 seconds, Prior customers include: without tools, by one person USAF Fire & Emergency wearing full protective gear. The Management, USCG Pacific, no-moving-parts wind sensor is USMC Fire & Rescue, US Navy accurate at very low wind speeds and requires Fire & Emergency Management, US Army no calibration. Fire & Rescue, DoD Fire Training Academy, Singapore Civil Defense, Taiwan Civil Defense, and the Spanish Army. The Campbell Difference Military experience and Customer-driven, turn-key expertise solutions Campbell’s team of engineers As a leading systems integrator, have decades of experience we source the most advanced designing measurement systems meteorological sensors available. used by militaries worldwide. Our The modular design of our systems have been delivered systems enables us to build a to military customers on every system to fit any size application. continent, including the US We are able to optimize our Navy’s station at the South Pole. systems to meet our customers’ Our projects range from single exact technical requirements and systems to large, multi-year budgets. We also provide system contracts. design consultation, software development and configuration, testing, and installation services, Proven and field-tested for a complete end-to-end solution. technology Campbell’s weather stations are built for critical field operations in Best Value the most demanding and remote Weather stations from Campbell environments. Our systems provide a combination of are constructed of the toughest ruggedness, reliability, and materials. In addition to mission flexibility that military customers critical performance, our systems expect. Our data processing have built-in diagnostics and are technology enables meteorological simple to operate and maintain. sensors to be added, upgraded, Photos clockwise from top left: Vehicle mounted tactical Globally, our military aviation system for the US Marines; ZENO® fixed base system; or replaced over time. This means weather stations have near 100% WEATHERPAK® portable/tactical system for the Afghanistan that customers will spend less operability, even 10-15 years after Army; ZENO® aviation system at the South Pole; Vehicle money on maintenance, sensor ® installation. mounted WEATHERPAK s. replacement, and upgrades during the life of the system. 815 W 1800 N Logan, UT 84321-1784 USA (435) 227-9120 Fax: (435) 227-9001 www.campbellsci.com ISO 9001:2015 Certified.