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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 25, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 39 May 25, 2015

Programs

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USS Freedom Passes Rough Water Trials

May 22, 2015
Years after the ship transited the Pacific for deployment in Asian waters, the Littoral Combat Ship LCS 1 USS Freedom completed Seakeeping and Structural Loads Trials, commonly referred to as Rough Water Trials (RWT), the U.S. Navy says. The tests are designed to ensure the hull design is able to navigate through and withstand forces due to inclement weather and high sea-state conditions. Initial test results are positive—the machinery plant and auxiliaries all performed well, Navy officials say.
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Sikorsky Conducts First Flight Of S-97 Helo

May 22, 2015
Sikorsky flew its S-97 Raider rigid coaxial rotor high-speed helicopter for the first time on May 22, completing a hover and low-speed flight at the company’s development flight center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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India To Launch First Astronomical Observatory In October

May 21, 2015
The spacecraft was fully assembled last week and “switched on,” a scientist at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) says. “Everything is functioning well.”
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U.K. Selects Thales Searchwater For Carrier-Borne Crowsnest Requirement

May 22, 2015
Thales has been chosen to provide an upgraded version of its Searchwater 2000 radar to meet the U.K.’s Crowsnest requirement for a carrier organic helicopter-based airborne early warning capability.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 22, 2015
GENERAL ATOMICS delivered 150-kw High-Energy Liquid Laser (HELLADS) to White Sands Missile Range, NM, for field testing. PRECISION CASTPARTS announced $0.03-per-share quarterly dividend for common stock, payable June 29, to current as of June 5. LOCKHEED MARTIN has $735.5m USAF contract for AEHF, Milstar, Defense Satellite Communications System sustainment.

Funding & Policy

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FAA Allows Test Sites To Fly UASs Below 200 ft.

May 22, 2015
FAA-designated unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test sites have been given blanket authorization to fly small UASs up to 200 ft. altitude in a move to speed research into integrating UASs into national airspace.
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U.S. Navy Looks For Ways To ‘Hatch’ Innovations

May 22, 2015
The U.S. Navy earlier this month launched its crowdsourced ideation platform, the “Hatch,” which Navy officials say is part of the initiative to build a Naval Innovation Network (NIN). The Hatch is an accessible, virtual collaboration forum where innovators can submit their creative ideas for improving the Navy, officials say. In the Hatch, ideas can be refined through crowdsourcing and further developed by local innovators and subject matter experts.

Technology

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U.S. Navy Gets Patent For Space-Based Debris Spotter

May 22, 2015
The U.S. Navy recently patented a device designed to detect orbital debris in near real-time and provide trajectory data. The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) received a U.S. patent for the Optical Orbital Debris Spotter — a compact, low power concept that can be integrated into larger satellite designs, or flown independently onboard nano-satellite platforms.
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ONR Gives U.S. Marines ‘New Look’

May 22, 2015
With an augmented reality training system from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the U.S. Marines Corps is looking at simulated exercises through a whole new lens set.

Holiday Notice

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Holiday Notice

May 22, 2015
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday in the U.S., Aerospace Daily & Defense Report will not publish on Monday, May 25. The next issue will be dated Wednesday, May 27.

Operations

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Destroyer O’Kane Starts Biggest Pearl Overhaul

May 22, 2015
The guided-missile destroyer DDG 77 USS O’Kane recently arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for its dry-docking selected restricted availability (DSRA), the biggest overhaul in the Pearl shipyard’s history. “This is the second docking in O’Kane’s 15-year history,” says Cmdr. Gina McCaine, commanding officer of USS O’Kane, “The repairs and modernizations she receives during this DSRA are critical to sustaining her capability.”

Requirements Dossier

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Frigate (FF)

May 22, 2015
Name: Frigate (Small Surface Combatant) Program (FF)