ITT in Vietnam
The Vietnam conflict is another important factor which has created urgent requirements during the year for specialized electronics equipment. ITT's world-wide electronic and telecommunication...
...Hendy International Pacific Mutual Life In...
...5. Infrared electronic binoculars, helmetmounted for Army vehicle drivers...
...4 - In addition to these Indochina war projects, ITT is working on integrating the U.S...
...ITT has developed the automatic LORAN (long range navigation) as one of its contributions to the air war effort...
...of America Investors Diversified Services Technical Industries Richard S. Perkins First Natl...
...ITT Annual Report, 1965 In 1972, ITT continues to play a major role in the Vietnam war...
...Greenbrier Valley Bank Riggs National Bank of Washington D.C...
...1 ITT technicians produced a variety of radar systems for the military...
...military's complete communications network, installing the communication systems for the Atlas, Titan and Minuteman missiles, supplying electronic equipment for the Polaris ballistic missile submarines and constructing'a radio communications system for the South Korean military government...
...Bank Barden Corp...
...When used offensively, the surveillance radar tells the Marine infantry commander "where to employ his troops with a high probability of making contact...
...Trans World Airlines First City National Bank (Houston) Armco Steel Southland Paper ills Texas Eastern Transmiesion South Africa Highland Oil...
...ITT's world-wide electronic and telecommunication capabilities have enabled it to respond to these needs by supplying communication, air navigation, and other tactical equipment for use by our land, sea and air forces in jungle warfare...
...in Paramas, New Jersey and Lompoc, California (Vandenberg Air Force Base) -- ITT Gilfillan in Los Angeles and Van Nuys, California -- ITT Aerospace/Optical in Burbank, San Fernando and San Francisco, Ca...
...City Bank FNCB-Walton's Corp...
...The following is a sampling of ITT's war contracts: 1. Tactical all-weather radar for Army helicopters which guides them on night missions...
...ITT's Long Distance Operators These are the individuals that run ITT...
...7. gun-fire control radar...
...And leads the aircraft right to target, at tactical air speeds...
...Source: Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives) Eugene R. Black Chase Manhattan Bank New York Times American Express Royal Dutch Petroleum Howmet Corp...
...ITT Cannon Electric in Phoenix, Arizona, Santa Ana, Ca...
...of Costa Rica Susa Mercantile John A. McCone Standard Oil of Calif...
...and Easton, Pennsylvania Contract information was obtained from DMS Market Intelligence Reports, prepared by the Defense Marketing Service and distributed by McGraw-Hill, Inc...
...The following is a list of ITT subsidiaries that carry out these military projects, and their locations: -- ITT Electrophysics Laboratories in Columbia and Hyattsville, Maryland -- ITT Federal Electric Corp...
...Industries Molybdenum Corp...
...Army contract to operate, maintain and train South Vietnamese troops to take over a major integrated communication system...
...Pechiney Enterprises Engelhard Banovia Owen-Illinois Pfizer Pomeroy Day Connecticut Bank&Trust Hartford Fire Insurance Spencer Turbine Allied Thermal Dexter Corp...
...4 million) 2. The operation and maintenance of the Army Strategic Communication Command's Integrated Command System, Area 2, Thailand...
...and Ft...
...Alvin E. Friedman Kuhn, Loeb & Co...
...J. Patrick Lannan Lannan & Co...
...In fiscal year 1971, the contracts amounted to $233 million...
...Under their names are listed the other corporations they control through directorships or imilar positions...
...According to the Marine Corps Gazette (March, 1970), the TPS-25 at Dong Ha can detect Viet Cong troop movement all the way to the North Vietnam border...
...Hartford Gas Arrow-Hart Society for Savings Arthur M. Hill Charleston Transit Kanawha Banking & Trust Kanawha City Co...
...In 1970, ITT received a U.S...
...William Elfers Greylock & Co...
...An ITT ad in Air Force magazine (February, 1971) explained it this way: High-performance tactical aircraft require compact, precise weapons delivery systems-such as the Automatic LORAN...This computer-ized navigation system keeps track of aircraft course and position despite abrupt changes in attitude, altitude and speed...
...They are ITT directors and members of the eicutive committee (which is the group that makes the big decisions...
...Bunnat Oil Northern Railway Co...
...Acme Visible Records South Shore Natl...
...One such system is called a TPS-25-ground surveillance radar to detect moving targets for artillery...
...Cumins Engine Harold S. Geneen National Shavmut Bank of Beaton Acme Visible Records Bankers Trust Chase Manhattan Bank F. G. Rohatyn Lazard Freres & Co...
...The corporation is actively involved in the attempted Vietnamization of the war as well as in supplying equipment and technical skills for the eerie electronic battlefield and the brutal air war...
...Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Homet Corp...
...Allied Chemical Consolidated Edison Royal Globe Insurance Now York Life Insur...
...Pierson U.S...
...6.3 million) 3. Arming assemblies for general purpose bombs used by planes on aircraft carriers...
...4. Southeast Asia readiness testing for omnidirectional mortar-locating set...
...Damon Engineering Cape Cod Cablevision W.L...
...Conrac Corp...
...International Executive Service Corp...
...The TPS25 also "provides base camp security...
...6. Image intensifiers used on the starlight scope (a night vision scope mounted on individual weapons...
...Advance Ross Crowell Collier & Macmillan Host International Utah Shale Land JPL Enterprises Eacanaba, Inc...
...ITT Avionics in Nutley and Clifton, N.J...
...Sears Industries Avnet, Inc...
...Wayne, Ind...
...part of STANO (Surveillance, Target Acquisition, Night Observation...
...United California Bank Western Bancorporation Pacific Car & Foundry George R. Brown Brown & Root, Inc...
...Southern Pacific Co...
...ITT ranks 23rd among companies receiving contracts from the Department of Defense...
Vol. 6 • April 1972 • No. 4
