休斯飞机公司的工程技术人员正在对为美海军发展的改进型A IM—54C不死鸟空空导弹的工程发展型(EDM)进行最后调试。15枚工程发展型导弹的第一枚已交付给美海军进行试验。现装备在美海军F—14“雄猫”战斗机上的A IM—54A不死鸟导弹被认为是目前世界上技术最先进的战术导弹之一。根据美海军航空系统司令部的合同,休斯公司正在不断提高雷达制导的不死鸟导弹的性能以对付90年代可能出现的空中威胁。 Engineers at Hughes Aircraft are finalizing the engineering development (EDM) for the modified AIM-54C Phoenix Sky-Navy missile developed for the U.S. Navy. The first of 15 engineering development missiles was delivered to the U.S. Navy for testing. The AIM-54A Phoenix Bird, now equipped on the US Navy’s F-14 Tomcat, is considered one of the world’s most technologically advanced tactical missiles. Under the contract of the U.S. Naval Aerospace Systems Command, Hughes is continually improving the performance of radar-guided Phoenix’s missiles to counter possible aerial threats in the 1990s.