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ARMY'S NEW "SHOOT-AND-SCOOT" MISSILE SCORES SUCCESS

A new technique in warfare was dramatically
demonstrated recently when the Army's
latest missile, the Pershing, was successfully
tested, using its new Bendix inertial guid
ance system.
This all-weather, ground-to-ground weapon
-sometimes called a "shoot-and-scoot" mis
sile by engineers at The Martin Company,
its prime contractor-requires no fixed
launching site. lt can be rushed to an unpre
pared site either by highly mobile ground
launching equipment, or by aircraft, and fired
in minutes. The installation then "scoots"
before the enemy can zero in on the launch
ing site.
Largely responsible for Pershing's deadly
accuracy is the Bendix inertial guidance
system. Bendix was selected for this job
because of its previous experience in building
similar types of equipment. Some of the
more ritical components are held to toler. ances of 10 millionths of an inch.

This is but one of many Bendix activities

in the missile and space fields. We are prime
contractor for the Navy's Talos missile. This
surface-to-air missile is the principal arma
ment of our new missile cruiser fleet, and
because it has accuracy and far greater range
than the big guns of yesterday, it has helped
put the battleship in moth balls.
Bendix built; operates and maintains
Minitrack and SPASUR, two of the three
U. S. satellite tracking systems. The Bendix
Satellite Tracker-a unique telescopic lens-TV
combination recently developed for visual
tracking-took what was probably the
best telephoto of the Russian space ship,
Sputnik IV, prior to its breakup.

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