GENERAL PURPOSE INTERROGATOR (AN/TPX-50)

The second item (chart No. 18) is the AN/TPX-50, which is a smaller lighter weight version of the AN/TPX-46 used exclusively with Vulcan/Chaparral units. The AN/TPX-50 is also part of the DOD triservice program. This quantity will complete the program. We are requesting these systems at a cost of $6.1 million in fiscal year 1970.

The last item is for modifications to existing air defense control and coordination systems in the continental United States and overseas. These modifications which are required to eliminate safety problems, increase reliability and improve maintainability.

We are requesting $3.6 million in fiscal year 1970 to perform these

modifications.

SHILLELAGH

The next two items are antitank assault missile systems.

The first item is the Shillelagh missile system (chart No. 19). This system is mounted on the Sheridan vehicle and the Shillelagh firing version of the M60 tank.

We are requesting a total cost of $50.5 million to continue production of this important missile system. This quantity will meet essentially our procurement objective for the Sheridan vehicle. Missiles for the Shillelagh firing tank are programed for future years.

TOW

The second antitank missile system is Tow (chart No. 20).

This is a tube launched, optically tracked, wire-guided missile providing antitank capability to infantry, mechanized, airmobile, and airborne battalions. It will replace Entac and the 106-mm. recoilless rifle in the ground role, and eventually, the SS-11 in a helicopter-mounted role.

The Tow system, like the Shillelagh, is a highly effective tank killer and is also extremely useful against bunkers, strong points, as well as thinner skinned vehicles. It is easily transportable in an M113 personnel carrier in a jeep and may be manhandled by its crew for short distances cross country.

We are asking for $156 million for this system. This is the second year of procurement. We have two producers, Hughes Aircraft Co., the system developer, and the Chrysler Corp.

Fourteen million dollars were taken from the program in the Senate bill, reducing the Tow request to $142 million and a quantity of [deleted] missiles.

HONEST JOHN

Next we have surface-to-surface missile (chart No. 21). Honest John is the first item. The Honest John is more precisely a rocket rather than a missile. This request is for training warheads to be used in maintaining Active Army and National Guard Honest John troop proficiency at $1.6 million.

PERSHING (picture on following page)

The next missile system is the Pershing (chart No. 22).

The improved Pershing ground support equipment designed to improve performance for the Quick Reaction Role (QRA) in Europe was procured in fiscal year 1968 and fiscal year 1969. The fiscal year 1970 request of $4.5 million provides for services connected with the deliveries of the new equipment and one additional systems and components test set for use by the supporting maintenance organizations.

The next item for Pershing modifications is to provide $13.5 million for on-going improvements to the new (Pla) equipment as they are developed by testing and for electronic shielding as determined from the results of a special test effort now underway.