A big country of aerospace with black technology

One month after the Dongfeng-17 waverider hypersonic ballistic missile experiment was completed.

The official media of Longguo announced to the outside world: Recently, our country has completed the test launch of a new type of "hypersonic gliding vehicle". The bullseye is only a few meters away.

This piece of news, mixed with countless messages every day at this time, is not particularly eye-catching.

At least, it is difficult for ordinary people who do not understand missile technology to feel what is behind it.

But for the Western countries that have been collecting news about the last Dongfeng-17 test launch during this month, it has completely confirmed their previous thoughts.

That is, Longguo did complete a hypersonic ballistic missile test a month ago.

"If their official media is not lying, then the performance of the ballistic missile they tested this time is even better than what we expected before."

Anthony said to Alex, who was sitting opposite him, in a daze.

As a professional technician, I have seen such a technical product that is almost like a mountain in front of me.

It made him feel extremely hopeless.

The latest type of submarine-launched ballistic missile they expect to develop has a range of no more than 6,000 kilometers, and its speed is almost completely incomparable with Longguo's ballistic missile.

This is still in the case that they expect to use a lot of carbon fiber materials, which can increase the speed to a higher level.

Compared to Anthony, who was a little out of his mind, Alex didn't have such a big blow.

After all, he has enough understanding of the rapid development of Longguo Aerospace in recent days, and he is psychologically prepared for them to be able to make such a ballistic missile.

"I'm rather curious about their engine technology."

In Alex's opinion, although Longguo's ballistic missiles may have adopted certain changes to complete the increase in range.

However, according to the general aircraft design, when the range increases, the speed or warhead load will decrease to a certain extent.

However, judging from the collected information, their ballistic missiles did not experience a decrease in speed. On the contrary, the speed reached an ultra-high speed that is unimaginable by ordinary people, and even professional technicians find it difficult to accept.

"I don't know how they did it. While taking into account the range, they were able to increase the speed to three or four times the original speed."

Alex didn't know about Rocket Research Institute's latest achievement, the total nitrogen anion salt propellant.

Based on the performance of the current mainstream solid propellant fuel, it is like Zenith Star technology.

Not only can the propulsion speed be increased by more than three times, but the range can also be increased by seven to eight times compared to engines of the same configuration.

So in fact, the Dongfeng-17 that Zhang Xingyang and the others are currently testing is not a complete version.

It can only be regarded as a beta version, and the performance is at least half of the full version.

In Zhang Xingyang's design plan, the complete version of the hypersonic ballistic missile will have a range of more than 14,000 kilometers and a speed of more than Mach 20.

However, there are many problems here, that is, although the missile's engine can achieve such performance.

But there is no way that other aspects of the missile can't keep up.

For example, in the case of more than Mach 20, the aerodynamic situation of the missile in the atmospheric environment is more complicated. Even in the face of particularly subtle disturbances, unexpected situations will occur.

This requires the aerodynamic layout of the missile to be very good, without any mistakes.

However, it is now possible to blow out a wind tunnel twenty times the speed of sound, not to mention the issue of construction costs.

The technical difficulties alone are enough for the shock tunnel engineers to spend countless efforts to overcome them.

"In terms of engine technology, you must know better, but their aerodynamic layout must be extremely good."

After Anthony was alone for a while, he said helplessly.

"Otherwise, even if the engine thrust is increased several times, it will be very difficult to double the speed."

Because Anthony already knows that Longguo's missile trajectory is very peculiar, and most of the time it flies within the atmosphere.

Because of air resistance, even if the thrust is doubled, the speed increase is less than doubled.

"If Longguo didn't adopt a very good aerodynamic layout, it means that they have completely broken through the current technology in terms of engine thrust."

"At least five times more than the current thrust."

Anthony looked at Alex with some malice and said.

After all, such a headache cannot be borne by myself alone.

Since you are not having a good time, then don't even think about running away.

"Everyone, today we don't want to hear you brag about how advanced the other party's technology is."

Richard, who was in charge of chairing the meeting, looked at the experts present who were constantly discussing technical details with a bad expression.

"All I know is that our homeland is now within range of their missile threats."

"And we, do we have any way to defend against possible missile attacks?"

Under Richard's gaze, many technical experts present glanced at each other, but they didn't know what to say.

In the end, Alex, who was the most prestigious among the people present, couldn't help standing up under the pressure of Richard and others' gazes.

"I'm sorry, sir."

"Our current weapons do not have any power to fight back against such high-speed precision strike weapons."

Alex's words made the faces of the military personnel present even worse.

Especially Richard, who was the leader, had a very bad complexion, and now it turned black directly.

"In other words, the defense system we spent a lot of money on is actually useless?"

It's no wonder that Richard said this. During this month, the parliament put a lot of pressure on him.

Especially after learning that Gaul's satellite reconnaissance department went out to drink during working hours, he was even more furious.

Even Richard, who was the Minister of Defense, was reprimanded.

"Sir, it's not our problem."

Alex did not approve of Richard's criticism, but directly responded back.

"With the level of technology they have exposed now, there is no anti-missile system capable of such defense in this world."

"Even Yingjiang's latest anti-missile system is powerless in the face of such a hypersonic weapon."

Hearing what Alex said, Richard's complexion improved a lot. As long as he can prove that it's not their problem, he can keep his position.

Then this problem becomes much better.

"Then what do you think we should do in the face of such a weapon?"

Richard took advantage of the opportunity to ask such a question.

This is the question that Parliament once asked him.

It's just that he was prevaricated at the time.

Alex had also discussed with many technicians present before.

Based on a lot of information they have obtained, they have analyzed that the missiles tested by Longguo did not know what method they used when they were flying at the end, but they were able to use the Sanger ballistic to fly up and down in the atmosphere.

Therefore, it is impossible to carry out terminal anti-missiles according to the current conventional anti-missile missiles.

Only by adopting the method of mid-range anti-missile can effective interception be achieved.

"From the perspective of their missile technology, the only time period where we have the possibility to intercept is only in the middle of the missile flight."

While talking, Alex drew the trajectory of the Dongfeng-17 missile on the whiteboard in the meeting room.

And on it, the small section, the middle section of the missile that protruded briefly, was emphatically marked.

"However, their missiles have a very short mid-course flight time, if we want to strike them with precision."

"Then they need to be detected during their takeoff and ascent."

While saying this, Alex glanced at the head of the satellite reconnaissance department who had just taken office.

The guy from before had already been arrested for dereliction of duty.

The current person in charge, after knowing what happened to his predecessor, can be said to be dedicated to the satellite investigation work.

"This requires our satellites to be able to detect targets in time."

"Moreover, the latest data obtained from our allies shows that the electromagnetic signatures of their missiles are very weak. We can only conduct detection from the infrared signatures of the missiles."

"Therefore, if we want to detect their missile launches in the first place, we must have new military reconnaissance satellites."

Alex is right, Dongfeng-17 left them a very short reaction time, if they want to rely on ground radar for anti-missile.

Then when their radar detects the missile, their fate has already been sealed.

Because when their radar found it, the missile was not far from the final target.

At this time, the missiles have begun to drift at high speed in the atmosphere, and it is completely impossible to rely on ordinary anti-missile missiles to intercept them.

Therefore, if you want to intercept, you must have military satellites that monitor the ground conditions around the clock.

Only in this way can they find their missiles as soon as they take off.

"Of course, this is only the first step. After the target is discovered, we still need to analyze its orbit."

"Because their missiles are very fast and their orbits are very strange, we need large supercomputers and corresponding calculation models."

Every time Alex said something more, Richard's face became better.

Although what Alex said requires a huge amount of money, it can be done.

But in terms of capital investment, it is something that members of the parliament need to consider. According to Alex, it would be good if he can do business.

"Because their missile ends fly a long distance, if we want to carry out mid-course anti-missile, then the range of the anti-missile missile needs to be very long."

"This requires us to need a long-range anti-missile missile."

"This, to be honest, is difficult."

If we talk about the two points mentioned above, they can still achieve it with domestic efforts, but it is still very difficult for anti-missile missiles with a range of more than 5,000 kilometers on this planet.

This is equivalent to completely redesigning and manufacturing a ballistic missile with extremely high accuracy.

"So compared to interception, we are more inclined to develop the same hypersonic missile."

This is also the result of discussions between Alex and many professional and technical personnel in the missile industry and rocket aerospace.

Compared with building a super huge anti-missile system, it is simpler to design and manufacture a hypersonic missile.

And there is no need to build a huge anti-missile system.

However, Gaul has basically given up the idea of ​​developing land-based long-range ballistic missiles.

Nowadays, the development direction of the main long-range ballistic missiles is the submarine-launched ballistic missiles carried on their nuclear-powered submarines.

"I will make a recommendation to Parliament."

After listening to Alex's analysis, Richard nodded worriedly and said.

Obviously, even Richard himself knows that it is almost impossible to promote the development of long-range anti-missile missiles based on the current domestic public opinion in Gaul.

But it is also impossible to persuade the elders of the parliament to pass the proposal and allocate a large amount of funds to build a missile defense system.

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But this time Longguo's missile test made them feel a real missile threat.

Wilson also saw their concerns about this, and directly used this opportunity to see if he could get his hands in Gaul.

In fact, Yingjiang has always wanted to do this, but Gaul, who can barely guarantee self-sufficiency in military industry, has always disagreed.

But this time, it seems that it is impossible to disagree.

"You must ensure that you issue a joint statement with us calling for restrictions on long-range hypersonic missiles."

Richard did not have too many entangled discussions with Wilson on the anti-missile system.

It's just that his avoidance of talking about it itself represents a kind of acquiescence to this.

"Of course no problem, we are allies after all."

Wilson didn't care too much about this, after all, such a statement was what Eagle Sauce wanted to see.

After some discussion of the details of the statement.

The two sides ended this meeting.

And issued a statement a week after the meeting.

Eagle Sauce will deploy the latest anti-missile system in Gaul within three years.

And the two sides call on all countries in the world to restrict long-range high-factor ballistic missiles in order to ensure world peace.

After all, in their view, such long-range ballistic missiles must be equipped with nuclear warheads. In order to avoid a nuclear war, it is only natural to restrict this.

It's just that when they said this, they seemed to forget one thing.

That is, in their nuclear arsenal, there are dozens of times the number of long-range ballistic missiles equipped with nuclear warheads! (end of this chapter)