两对竞争的工业集团为美海军下一代远距先进空对空导弹(AAAM)签订了为时52个月的验证合同,对1.1亿美元第一次增加拨款600万美元。这两对竞争集团是休斯/雷锡恩公司(包括作为主要次承包商的麦克唐纳·道格拉斯宇航公司)以及通用动力/威斯汀豪斯公司。到四年的竞争阶段结束时,海军将选择一种设计,并为样机的结构和试验签订大规 The two competing industrial groups signed a 52-month validation contract for the next generation of AAAS at the U.S. Navy and raised an initial $ 600 million for the $ 110 million. The two competing groups are Hughes / Raytheon (which includes McDonnell Douglas Aerospace, a major subcontractor) and General Dynamics / Westinghouse. By the end of the four-year competitive phase, the Navy will choose a design and sign a large agreement for the structure and testing of the prototype