VTG 1960 U.S. Army Project MAN Modern Army Needs Program M274 Mechanical Mule

Description

Here I have a very RARE book by the U.S. Army featuring a 3-day conference in May of 1960:
PROJECT MAN
MODERN
ARMY
NEEDS
This is a 96 page program for three day seminar which took place May 2, 3 & 4 in 1960.
President Eisenhower attended and his photo appears multiple times.
Some points of interest and accompanying photos:
M-14 Rifle, Page 3 Photo
Pershing Mobile Missile, Page 11 Photo
Nike Zeus Missile
Nike Hercules Missile
Overland Cargo Carrier, Pages 16 & 17 Photo
Davy Crocket Gun, Page 19 Photo
Vehicles
M88
M60
XM410
Helicopters
Iroquois HU-1, Page 21 Photo
H-21 Shawnee
H-34 Choctaw
H-37 Mojave
Rockets
Honest John
Little John
Recoil-less Rifle Mounted on M274 Mechanical Mule, Page 33 Photo
Surveillance Drones
AN/USD-1
AN/USD-2
AN/USD-5, Jet Powered
XM 433 E1, Page 50 Photo
Curtis-Wright Air Car, Page 59 Photo
Army Rangers, Page 62 Photo
Program is loaded with photos and information about the companies contracted with the U.S. Army.
There are also photos of newspaper articles about the military. On page 93 there is a Very interesting article titled “Army Unveils Farichild's SD-5 Drone” complete with photo.
Companies include:
Avco Corporation
Beech Aircraft Corporation
Borg-Warner Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Curtis-Wright Corporation
De Ha Villand Aircraft of Canada
Douglas Aircraft Company
Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
General Dynamics Corporation
General Electric Company, Heavy Military Electronics Department
General Electric Company, Missile and Space Vehicle Department
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
High Standard Manufacturing Corporation
Hughes Aircraft Company
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Martin Company
North American Aviation
Northrop Corporation
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Division of United Aircraft Corporation
Radio Corporation of America
Raytheon Company
Reynolds Metals Company
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Sylvania Electric Products
Thiokol Chemical Corporation
Thompson Ramo Wooldridge
United States Steel Corporation
Vertol Division, Boeing Airplane Company
Western Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Willys Motors (Jeep)
This is an Outstanding RARE find for the Collector!
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