A Bahamian designed Aviation, Climate & Severe Weather Network exceeding that of other industrialized nations will enhance the safety of the Bahamas and boost key industries vital to the Bahamian economy’s post-COVID rebound, according to a top US aerospace, defence, intelligence, cyber security and weather contractor.
#Gene Welch, Managing Director for Raytheon Technologies Intelligence & Space’s Air Traffic Control systems, told The Tribune that the multi-billion dollar U.S. giant was “eager” to conclude a strategic alliance with Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN) having previously validated BACSWN’s Intellectual Property Designs relating to its proposed “First-of-its-Kind” Aviation, Aeronautical, Climate, Marine, Meteorological, Navigation and hyper local 3D Terrain, Street, Chart and Weather Sensing Network. (‘WxSenseNet’)
#Describing the $427M project as “quite a vision” Mr. Welch stated that BACSWN will transform the Bahamas’ ability to “sense, tracking, predict and enable the creation 3D Impact based simulations of monster storms such as Hurricane Dorian”. Not to mention, improve upon the accuracy and timeliness of ‘eAlerts’ or need for evacuation orders.
#“ On behalf of our entire team, I’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Prime Minister, DPM, Council of Ministers and Raytheon Technologies for their unequivocal support of such an ambitious undertaking” shared Mrs. Eileen Dupuch-Carron, CMG, Executive Chairman of Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network (BACSWN)
#“It would be remiss if I did not also convey our gratitude to the Cabinet Select Committee tasked with responsibility for negotiating BACSWN’s Heads of Agreement for their overwhelming endorsement of the project’s goals, unparalleled capabilities and myriad of ancillary benefits,” continued Mrs. Dupuch-Carron
