陆军正在逼使五角大楼国防研究工程局恢复从其为继续研制激光制导的地狱之火导弹1500万美元经费中削减去1000万美元。空军支持陆军的立场,两者都寻求维持继续研制三军激光寻的器计划的方法。关于地狱之火计划申请的1976年财政预算,如果其经费真的削减到国防研究工程局所主张的500万美元,则这将是困难的任务。在那种水平下,该经费将只允许继续进行导弹的试验,而不能进行激光寻的器的研制。 The Army is forcing the Pentagon Defense Research and Engineering Bureau to resume its $ 10 million cut from its $ 15 million funding for the continued development of laser-guided Hellfire missiles. The Air Force supports the Army’s position and both seek ways to maintain the plan to continue developing the ISAF laser finder. It would be a difficult task for the 1976 fiscal budget to apply for the hellfire program if its funding is really reduced to $ 5 million advocated by the Defense Research and Engineering Agency. At that level, the provision would allow only the continuation of missile tests and no development of laser seekers.