Defense Weather Satellite System (DWSS)
Accurate, timely weather information for the warfighter
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STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE
Improvements in weather data coming from DWSS will transform how the military uses knowledge of the environment to engage in the theater of conflict. DWSS increases warfighters' ability to effectively allocate resources in mission planning and operations.
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TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT
DWSS provides a transition from the Air Force's aging Defense Meteorological Satellite Program to a strategic system that will deliver highly reliable, detailed weather data more rapidly to DoD weather centrals. DWSS leverages the progress already made in designing and developing the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System.
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CRITICAL CAPABILITY
Our nation's economy, national security and military competitiveness depend on current weather data for the protection of lives and property, as magnified by this year's extreme weather events. DWSS represents the most effective means of providing the data that is needed and vital to the nation.
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MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD
cursorTell your elected leaders you support the continued funding of the Defense Weather Satellite System, a critical successor to DMSP and an indispensable tool for ensuring national security and successful military planning.
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