Rancho Cordova-based electronics company Mesotech International Inc. was awarded a $31 million Air Force contract in September to support its weather-monitoring equipment and systems.
The new contract is an extension and expansion of existing contracts for weather-monitoring systems with the Air Force, said Mesotech spokesman Tanner Landon.
"We are honored to continue our longstanding partnership with the U.S. Air Force," said Chris Swinehart, chief operating officer with Mesotech, in a news release. "We have a shared vision focused on leveraging new technology to provide more accurate, reliable, secure and timely weather products."
Mesotech has been in business for 30 years. It has 27 employees, and it is hiring five more customer service and support employees in the next months, Landon said. He declined to disclose the company's revenue.
Mesotech builds, installs and supports autonomous weather-monitoring sensors and equipment at Air Force bases globally. It also has some 50 commercial airports in the U.S. and 300 commercial airports globally as customers, Landon said.
With the new contract, Mesotech will develop and deploy new data collection and equipment and software to improve the reliability and reach of the Air Force’s meteorological data.
Mesotech’s flagship product is Airport Weather Advisor, a Federal Aviation Administration-certified automated weather observing system that provides real-time weather reports to pilots in the air.
The company manufactures its sensors and equipment, Landon said. It has weather systems on all seven continents, and its equipment has been in continuous use by the Air force since 2001.
