CHIGOE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05752585
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 10, 2021
• Case Number: F-2011-01575
• Publication Date: January 17, 1966

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MEMORANDUM RECORD
SUBJECT: CHIGOE
REF OW205-66, 14 Jan 1966
n CHIGOE
.14-JUPiaiy 1966,
Mt. Walter Lloyds and t. col. Sews
rify a reported policy-4- _ 1"-o
as shown in the reference, that
ORD has been di:resists '0 get on with the. development of the
CHIGOS,airet4I OA th to pz'epaeto support and
operate the 1. is also to support the
include'flieW OW*Of contract flight
crews and tO4rditatioerVith the V. S. Navy for procurement
and supply of,. aircraft spare parts.
OSA-0299-66
17- Jannary i966
subj. DD/S&T
Direction
cl
OA is to prpari
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met to
(b)(3)
te-Or-Co- erand-person-
nel requirements for both Headquarters-and field units in
all of the several phases:
a. Proof of concept,�
,
b. Flight test.
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tial operations.
FUll operations.
Coordination and guidance with OSA will be required
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to p and allocate responsibilities, to determine per-
Sohn: - 'post factors, to determine the exact manner of
using c1fIGOEand to determine the relationship of CHIGOE to
other *ejects.
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it is very clear that DD/S&T intends to include
CHIGOE (or an appropriate later version) as a capability to
be operated by OSA as an Agency asset. Implicit in this
assumption is the need to, fund CHIGOE in the Agency budget.
6. A brief outline of the necessary tasks follows:
AcT
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irements in the
. (Vitt estiraate for support of the
test pha4te.,
c. A4c0St. estimate for operation of
one aircraft for one year in the initial
operations ase,..
d. A cost eat
as a fully orati
direction for oue.-
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operate -COME-
ect under OSA
,te,t5q,a4 is ',1*Prepone a- -
i. scate AqT-444, addition to the '-
.overflight capabilities Aire el.:OW f�'-'�
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f. Determine
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Programs Staff
(Special Activities)
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