New Jets and Turboprops Purchased For Hurricane Hunting Aviation Technology by Editorial Staff - 08/27/201908/27/2019 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded contracts to Textron and Gulfstream for the purchase of new aircraft that will augment the agency’s environmental and hurricane data-gathering capabilities. NOAA awarded a contract to Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation for the purchase of a new Gulfstream G550.