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In-Service Engineering

FSI develops innovative engineering solutions and upgrades to improve the reliability, maintainability, safety, and effectiveness of installed technology systems on air, land, or sea based on customer driven support requests and new technology support requirements. 

FSI is presently supporting multiple major SPAWAR programs by acting as the In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) for the Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System (NITES IV Fielded (AN/UMK-4)) program and the METMF/NEXGEN project as well as supporting multiple international clients. 

In-Service Engineering Case Studies

Case Study - In-Service Engineering METMF/Next Generation (NEXGEN) Program

As the ISEA, FSI develops innovative engineering solutions and upgrades to improve the reliability, maintainability, safety, and effectiveness of installed technology systems on air, land, or sea based on customer driven support requests and new technology support requirements.

The METMF/Next Generation (NEXGEN) Program is backed by SPAWAR and SPAWAR System Center. Sponsored by the PEO C4I/PMW120 / Participants are: OPNAV/USMC.  

The METMF/NEXGEN project is a transportable system designed to provide tactical meteorology & oceanography support to the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The system provides data collection, atmospheric analysis, radio communications, and product dissemination. Data is received from satellite imagery, Doppler RADAR, Upper Air soundings, HF and UHF radios, and surface sensors. It has evolved over the years to be more mobile, scalable, and more technologically advanced to include a modeling capability. Currently the METMF(R) is sunsetting and the NEXGEN will begin fielding 4QFY12. 

This Mobile System is used by Marine Corps weather service personnel assigned to Marine Task Force and Aviation units. FSI is contracted to enhance the capabilities of these teams/units to provide Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) support at mobile, remote locations, often in harsh environments.

Case Study - In-Service Engineering NITES IV Fielded Program

FSI is presently the In-Service Engineering Agent (ISEA) supporting the NITES IV Fielded (AN/UMK-4) Program backed by SPAWAR and SPAWAR System Center. Sponsored by the PEO C4I/PMW120 / Participants are: CNMOC, NAVICP. 

As the ISEA, FSI develops innovative engineering solutions and upgrades to improve the reliability, maintainability, safety, and effectiveness of installed technology systems on air, land, or sea based on customer driven support requests and new technology support requirements. 

NITES IV is the remaining active variant for the Legacy TESS/NITES program. NITES IV is portable and modular, allowing deployment of the minimum subsystem hardware and software configuration needed to support each mission and thus highly mobile without degraded performance. NITES IV is used by deployable Navy Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) teams operating aboard Unit Level ships and at undeveloped shore sites, and by Marine Corps METOC weather service personnel assigned to Fleet Marine Force (FMF) units.

The system enhances the capabilities of these teams/units to provide Meteorology and Oceanography (METOC) support at remote locations, often in harsh environments.