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
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the Ordnance and Signal Corps.
(2) Production
a fas
(a)
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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,
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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
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