Defense Meteorology
Understanding the impact of weather on operations and personnel safety.
Years of proven weather measurement technology
Countries with Vaisala customers
Projects delivered globally every year
Offices in 18 countries
Observations to ensure all-weather capability
Defense forces around the world rely heavily on weather conditions and meteorological forecasts to plan operations and training exercises. In field operations, a superior knowledge of weather conditions has always been advantageous. While modern numerical weather models enhance weather forecasting capabilities, immediate, local weather observations are essential to create accurate weather data reports in support of operational safety and efficiency.
Ground operations
Vaisala provides easy-to-use weather measurement systems for acquiring rich and accurate meteorological information for the full atmospheric profile from surface up to 30 kilometers.
Naval weather
Accurate weather information is vital for ensuring the safety and effective operation of naval vessels. Vaisala solutions are the comprehensive answer to most common naval weather challenges.
Airfield operations
Ensure operational capability in all weather conditions and prepare to face adverse weather in your airfield operations with the right kind of situational awareness, whether operating a fixed or temporary airfield.
Range support & Space launches
Accurate weather measurements ensure that test ranges and space launch facilities have complete and up-to-date awareness of the atmospheric conditions to ensure the mission criteria is met for a successful outcome.
Advanced weather intelligence for defense operations
Explore Vaisala's latest defense meteorology solutions, providing critical weather intelligence for enhanced situational awareness and operational effectiveness in challenging conditions.
Secure & Resilient Weather Data
In modern defense operations, precise weather data can determine mission success or failure. The Vaisala RS41-SGM radiosonde is designed to combat the challenges posed by electronic warfare, GPS jamming, and message spoofing.
Securing your weather data with message authentication
We verify radiosonde messages with cryptographically generated Message Authentication Codes (MACs) to prevent tampering or falsification.
Uses HMAC-SHA256, a widely trusted cryptographic standard
RS41-SGM radiosondes encrypt data, for extra security
Other RS41 models prevent tampering with authentication codes but do not encrypt data
A secret key is generated for each sounding
The key is securely shared with the radiosonde during ground check
Radiosonde adds authentication codes to all sent messages
The ground station validates messages and discards unauthenticated ones
Systems and solutions
Sounding systems and radiosondes
Our systems deliver precise atmospheric data and reliably forecast high impact weather in the harshest conditions.
AviMet Aviation Weather Management System
This complete aviation weather management system ensures safe and efficient airport operations in all weather.
TacMet & HydroMet Weather Stations MAWS201
See the advantages of cost-effective, quickly deployable, and portable automatic weather stations.
Cirrus® Sounding System MW51 for defense applications
MARWIN Sounding System MW32
Get accurate atmospheric profiles of wind, pressure, temperature, and humidity with this rugged sounding system.
Superior lightning strike detection, anywhere
Impact of weather on artillery accuracy
Understanding how the atmosphere affects artillery requires thinking in three dimensions — not just surface conditions. Here are examples of how wind can create significant targeting errors in long range artillery fire.
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From test ranges to frontline: The critical role of weather in artillery ops
See how precise upper air measurements turn weather from a variable into a control input –- improving artillery accuracy, test range safety, and mission confidence from trial shots to frontline operations.
Trust Vaisala to improve your readiness to operate in any weather conditions
Ask us how accurate and reliable weather insights improve your readiness for critical operations.
