Evening star., 1952-03-28
I New Navy Planes,
All Better Than MIG,
To Be Ready Soon
Will Be Flying This Yeor;
New Guided Missiles
Off Assembly Lines
By John A. Giles

The Navy soon Will have in pro-
Iduction seven models of airplanes
that are superior to the Soviet
built MIG-15 and is ready to op-
erate for the first time three
guided missiles already in produc-
ltion.
Moreover, according to recent
lsecret testimony before q House
military Appropriations Subcom-
tmittee made public today, ali
Naval attack and long-range
lighter aircraft for which the serv-
lice is seeking funds in the 1858
fiscal year will be able to deliver
the small atomic bombs.
Vice Admiral John H. Cassidy,
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations,
told the group that "the small
atomic weapons have opened un-
limited possibilities to Naval
aviation"
Types Not Identified.
Navy Secretary Kimball did not
identify the seven planes which
the Navy believes superior to the
MIG-15, but Admiral Cassidy said
several would be operating in the
lheet this calendar year.
The Navy's two highest priority
air defense missiles-the Terrier !
and Sparrow I-are being pro-
duced by assembly line methods
Admiral Cassidy disclosed. The
Nays first surface-to-surface Of
lfensive Observation-Disclosures Is
being made and "a limited num-
her" of others are being built for
early evaluation, he said. It takes
18 months to produce q missile,
he said.
At another point, it was dis
closed that a number of feet air.
craft soon would be equipped for
Iguided-missile training. Outfit.
ting costs will be included in the
I1953 appropriations. but the fol-
lowing year, when apparently
Ilarge-scale fleet operations will
commence, witnesses informed
Congress that it could expect re-
. quest for operating costs.
More Money Needed in Korea.
The hearings also disclosed thai
the Korean war-which Mr.. Kim.
!. ball libeled "a hell of war
probably will cost additional sums
this fiscal year. Assistant Sec.
: retary of Defense w. j. McNei
testified that it was estimated
that a SIS billion. supplemental
appropriation would be needed tx
cover Korean costs.
Admiral William. M. Fechteler
chief of naval operations, sale
the Navy had not requested ane
does not want operating bases il
Spain. He testified the Navy wa
self sustaining in the Mediter'
ranean area but could use som'
ammunition and fuel storag'
y dumps IN Spain and anchorag'
rights In Spanish harbors but NJ
fleet operating bases.
In event of war. he said. 1t wa
! felt that British bases would b
, available for the American fleet
Defense Secretary Lovett dis
closed he and the three servic'
secretaries had made q new mov'
Ito see that no dishonesty occurred
lin armed services procurement.
Lovett Issues Warning.
"The inspection system and tn
audit turn up something after ]
occurs" he testified. II wantet
Ito try to find q device whicl
would prevent it from occurring
J substantially like the policeman
: lon the corner. -. We now hav
! in being q group which aims q
. preventing dishonesty and inn
ipropriety in the military procure
; Iment procedures. and as that be
comes known it is of course al
= important deterrent to the maj
: who thinks he Is going to get ava
D with something"
e MIR. Lovett warned also that tn
t 1921 billion defense budget woul
e have to be increased considerabl
Iif the Korean truce talks COLLAPSE
: THE subcommittee debated what
Il lever he said about how mucl
{ would be needed.
oi Gen. Bradley. chairman of tn
t Joint Chiefs of Staff, saw ''littl
r chance" that Russia would chang
r |her attitude. He said the Unite
t States was 'rearming faster tina
r 1.-THE Soviets but that they are sti
It lin front because they got . hea
start.