Company
Profile
The Beijing Metstar Radar Co., Ltd. (Metstar) is a
high-technology joint venture formed in 1996 by the Lockheed Martin
Corporation of the United States and the China Meteorological
Administration (CMA).
Metstar offers a complete product line of WSR-98D S, C or X band Doppler
radars. All are upgraded versions of Lockheed Martin’s NEXRAD WSR-88D
radar, the backbone of the USA’s national weather radar network. The
radars feature state-of-the-art computerized control, 24-hour
operational capability, real-time monitoring, real-time calibration, and
high accuracy and reliability. Metstar has already delivered 56 radars
to various national weather services.
Metstar also produces the TWP8 and TWP16 Wind Profiler Radars. These
radars are upgraded versions of Lockheed Martin’s proven Wind Profiler
Radar that has been deployed successfully for many years in the USA’s
National Profiler Network. The TWP8 provides clear air wind profiles to
a height of 8 km while the TWP16 provides coverage to 16 km.
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