for this item, but sim4lar equipment is procured by the Army. Assistance in this procurement qould readily be furnishede Ce Monitoring Equipment (1) Development (a) The TX9 has no requirement for monitoring equipment and none is under development in the Army. Competence to assist in the development of clectronic monitoring equipment exists in @ the Ordnance and Signal Corps. (2) Production a fas (a) >: No Army assistance other than on components is now being furnished for this item, but similar equipment is procured by the Army. Assistance in this procurement could readily be furnisheds 8 HANDLING EQUIPMENT (1) C Development (a) Army Ordnance is developing TX-9, rockct and missile handling equipment as will be needed for the weapons ard missiles it is developing. Zt has long experience in this area from the work done to design and produce bomb and ammunition handling equipment. (2) Production (a) Gear for handling and assombly of the TX~9 is now boing produced by the Army Ordnance. The Army will produce handling gear for the guided missiles it develops and has competence +o produce what— ever gear is needed for handling the warheads concerned, % PACKAGING (2) Development, (a) Wery Army technical service has packaging problems peculiar to the type of equipment for which it is responsible. Packaging problems in connection with tho TX-9 will be handied by army Ordnances capability to furnish other packaging assistance of almst any type exists in one technical service or anothers ular cgmpetancg is available in the field packaging for air COPIED/DOE SANDIA RC. 50