This is an image of Raytheon's Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite undergoing testing at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems in El Segundo, California. Credit: Reuben Wu

Raytheon says VIIRS could meet DoD weather requirements without further development

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“The VIIRS sensor today was built to meet all of the DoD’s weather needs for electro-optical infrared,” said Wallis Laughrey, Raytheon Space Systems vice president

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