Then the Army signed the first production contract for 110 aircraft.
It failed to win a French production contract and only one was built.
Ultimately, the two companies are expected to compete each year for production contracts.
The production contract also provided for the purchase of 2,300 new detectors.
When a new technology is finally developed, a nearby manufacturer often gets the first production contract.
The production contract turned out to have gone to a good friend of hers.
A production contract, proposed in 1940, was cancelled before any were built.
The initial development programme was followed by a series of production contracts worth some £500 million.
Following independence, the country began awarding production contracts in 1995.
Equity, however, feels they should use the standard production contract when away from home.
Coupled with other supply and production agreements it means Centrica has enough gas to meet 60pc-70pc of customer needs over the next few years.
The Elf deal, he said, is "recognized as being the first definitive exploration and production agreement."
The production agreement for the film was made around April 2001 with an estimated budget of $50 million.
Still, past production agreements have been undermined at times by cheating by members.
That would make them less eager to reach a new production agreement.
But many analysts think such a production agreement is unlikely and that once this becomes clear, the market will move downward.
In five days of talks, the ministers have yet to signal any willingness to make concessions that might lead to a production agreement.
This will be done in the chapter on production agreements.
Nevertheless, the original production agreement secured a second series.
He said the production agreement with Citizen was flexible and would continue indefinitely.