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MMS Profiler System fielded to active US Army units and approved to enter full rate production

A look at the inside of a Humvee containing the MMS Profiler System.

In the past year (April 2004 through March 2005), the Meteorological Measurement Set (MMS) Profiler program successfully completed Developmental Test and Initial Operational Test. The software was qualified and Profiler systems have been fielded to active US Army units.

The program was recently approved to enter full rate production; this is the last major milestone of the development contract. The Penn State University team led by Dr. Stauffer was responsible for the following major tasks during the above period:

• Analysis of results from Developmental Test. The focus was on analyzing meteorological data collected in White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
• Design and development of high priority fixes to MMS Profiler software in the MM5 and UPPS.
• Significant testing of the Profiler in various parts of the world. The PSU team simulated the location of the Profiler and tested its accuracy/performance in each
  location.
• Support of Formal Qualification Tests of MMS Profiler builds. The test events were held in September 2004, October 2004, and March 2005.
• Support of the fielding of systems to the active Army units. This includes answering specific questions from the Army MET sections (crews) on operation of the MM5, UPPS, and the MET messages output by the MMS Profiler.
• Providing major updates of the documentation of the MM5 and UPPS design

(Provided by Jeff Dobek of Smiths Detection - representing the prime contractor of Profiler)

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