Show r t k kf r Washington Scene f f Defense Adds dds Emphasis To Sergeant Sargeant can Sen Wallace F. F Bennett Dennett R- R R r Utah said this week the defense de de- lense department is placing anew a anew I. I new emphasis on on- the Utah Utah I built Sergeant missile I i TilE TIIE A ARMY IY has announced i it is going to strengthen its t atomic force in Europe an and the Pacific by replacing some some l older weapons with more powerful powerful pow pow- erful and more mobile obile misI mis mis- siles I An army n t tI I said This modernization program program pro pro- j gram will produce an nn overall over all increase in the quality and md q quantity of artillery lir firepower powel J of arm army units overseas overseas SEN SEX BENNETT said that under this program additional units equipped with the Salt Lake made Sergeant a missile missile missile mis mis- sile capable of transporting anatomic an anatomic J atomic warhead some 75 miles will be moved to Europe I The addition of the solid fuel Sergeant missiles will permit the deactivation of the Corporal Corporal Corporal Cor Cor- missile an older weapon currently in use by the arm army uTI THE E CORPORAL CORPORAL- took up to six hours to fire Sen Ben Ben- nett nell said whereas the Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Ser Ser- geant can be driven into place and launched in less Jess than an hour Sen Bennett Dennett said that most d details about the changeover to solid fuel and firing fast-firing weapons are arc classified He said there probably will be jio no immediate affect on Sperry HOWEVER the fact that the army is placing this new stress on the Sergeant and the fact that the army's Sergeant Missile strength has grown to six battalions is optimistic for Sperry and for Utah Sen Bennett said He said the latest Sergeant battalion to to be is isnow isnow isnow now stationed at Ft Sill Okla In addition to this two West German units have received Sergeant training at Ft Sill and at White Sands Missile Range N. N M. M A third thud West German unit is still undergoing undergo undergo- ing training SP SPERRY RRY the State Department Department Depart- Depart ment and the defense department department department depart depart- ment have also been negotiating negotiating ing with NATO allies in an effort effort effort ef ef- ef- ef fort to sell Sergeant missiles to them Some Sonic countries have indicated an interest and some deals ma may be made Details of this proposed sale also are classified according to the arm army SPERRY came to Utah in 1956 and was one of oC the first missile firms to set sel up opera opera- lions in the Beehive State The Sergeant missile is the only missile produced entirely in Utah Ulah Two years ears ago there were rumors the Sergeant program would be cut back however Sen Bennett worked with the defense department in getting an assurance that the program program pro pro- gram would be continued |