A big country of aerospace with black technology

Among the mountains and ridges, the top of Kunlun is covered with snow.

Fighters painted in light gray flew over the top of the snow-capped mountains in formations.

"Dongyao, the scenery of the snow-capped mountains is pretty good!"

Song Changming, who was driving the No. 02 machine, said to the captain this time in the communication band.

Lei Gang lowered his head and looked diagonally downwards. Between the snow-capped mountains, there were white clouds that looked like mist.

This is the western border of the motherland.

It is also the roof of the world!

Two continental plates collided here, creating such a majestic mountain and river with overlapping peaks.

The icebergs, which have lasted for thousands of years, are shining brightly under the sunlight.

“It’s really good!”

Lei Gang said something in the communication band.

Normally, he would not let them waste communication resources like this.

After all, according to flight regulations, such small talk is not allowed.

This time the mission was quite special, so he relaxed his requirements a little.

This time, none of the fighter planes they flew were loaded with weapons.

Different from usual border patrols, a certain number of missiles need to be mounted.

This time, they didn't even have special weapon racks under their wings.

Bare.

"Are we going abroad soon?"

Song Changming asked in the communication while looking at the scenery below with his peripheral vision.

"There are still one hundred and twenty kilometers to the border."

Lei Gang said after taking a look at the monitor.

As the latest fighter jet currently widely equipped in China, the J-10S driven by Lei Gang is the latest improved model.

It has enhanced electromagnetic countermeasures capabilities and communication systems, and exists as a command model.

As a command model, in order to better identify the battlefield, the cockpit of Leigan is different from other fighters.

There aren't many traditional mechanical instruments and consoles, instead there are several larger electronic screens.

On this display, not only the status of the fighter itself can be displayed, but also several fighters that exist as wingmen.

Of course, enhanced electromagnetic countermeasure capabilities do not mean that it can compete with professional electronic countermeasures fighters.

It just increases the chance of survival in a complex electromagnetic environment.

And, these come at a cost.

Professional electromagnetic countermeasures equipment and communication equipment will greatly increase the weight of the fighter jet.

Although the engine performance it currently uses is very powerful.

But it is still inevitable to reduce the number of missiles carried by fighter planes.

The 23mm semi-buried cannon was also removed after a series of discussions.

Many people are still stuck in the previous generation's air combat thinking, believing that when the battle reaches the last moment, fighter planes are needed for aerial stabbing duels.

However, such thoughts are in the minority after all.

Everyone basically believes that today is the era of missiles.

The machine guns have no use anymore.

In fact, this is indeed the case. Since the 1970s and 1980s, the use of machine guns to achieve results in air combat has basically disappeared.

The cannon of a fighter jet is more often used as a means of ground attack.

"Prepare to access the other party's communication system."

Lei Gang flipped the switch skillfully, and then issued orders in accordance with the regulations in the communication frequency band.

Due to its special design, the J-10S cannot achieve complete stealth, but its radar reflection surface is also very small.

Therefore, before entering the other party's territory, you need to communicate with them in advance to avoid any unexpected situations.

Electromagnetic waves are reflected back to the ground from the high-altitude ionosphere and transmitted to the minibus's borders.

The other side quickly sent out escort and guided fighter planes.

Two F-16s, which had been in service for more than ten years, flew from the sky.

After the two parties communicated in English, Lei Gang followed the other party in a fighter plane.

Speaking of which, minibuses are actually among the first countries to obtain F-16s.

In 1982, they were already equipped with the F-16, which was considered extremely advanced at the time.

Including 28 single-seat F16A and 12 two-seat F16B.

Of course, there is also a very complicated international background behind this matter, which I will not go into details here.

But after this first batch of F-16 fighter jets, the Minibus Air Force realized the advancement of the F16 and ordered 11 and 60 F16s successively.

In total, 71 F16 fighter jets were flown, and 28 of them were paid for.

The delivery process of these 28 fighter jets was not so smooth.

After the disintegration of Mao Xiong, Yingjiang lost the motivation to continue supporting Minibus, and the contract was interrupted.

These 28 fighter jets are also included.

Naturally, the US$685 million paid to purchase 28 fighter jets will not be refunded.

For this reason, Xiaoba and Yingjiang have been wrangling and collecting debts for more than ten years.

This is also an important reason why Minibus will seek cooperation with China.

A stable supply source is still very important for a country that may face military threats at any time.

"Prepare to land."

A distance of several hundred kilometers is not a very long distance for these fighter jets.

About ten minutes passed.

This is even if the J-10S does not increase its speed to its highest normal state.

This is also to take into account the flight speed of the minibus Air Force F16.

As an important arms deal, neither party wants any problems to arise during the process.

Therefore, Lei Gang did not perform any dazzling maneuvers.

It just landed smoothly in the military base guided by the minibus.

After Yingjiang stopped providing F16, it was one of the few ways to obtain advanced third-generation aircraft.

Minibus domestically attaches great importance to this batch of J-10S fighter jets.

Two fire trucks were also deployed on both sides of the airport's runway.

Two tall water columns were sprayed out, forming a crossing water gate.

The sun was shining brightly on this day, and even a faint rainbow formed under the mist.

"Captain, what are they doing?"

Song Changming looked at Minato in front of him with some confusion.

As a fighter pilot who has not been flying for a long time, he has already won a gold helmet.

Song Tianxing is a genius in fighter piloting and combat.

However, after all, I have not served for a long time and I don’t understand many things well.

So he asked his captain, Lei Gang, who had more than ten years of flying experience.

"Is this a welcome ceremony?"

Lei Gang thought about the introduction he had seen in an aviation magazine before and said:

"Generally, there are more civil aviation companies. It's their highest etiquette."

"It's my first time to welcome a fighter jet."

In fact, Watergate rituals are far less popular today than they were in later generations.

Song Changming wasn't sure, it was normal.

Not to mention a new pilot like him who had just joined the army for two or three years, even Lei Gang, who had been flying for more than ten years, didn't know much about it.

Because this is indeed a ritual that has only become popular in the civil aviation industry since the 1990s.

Of course, if we trace back to its roots, the origin of this ritual is quite ancient.

It originated from the "Saber Arch" ceremony. Soldiers on both sides set up an arch made of sabers, and important figures passed through the middle.

Although this etiquette is now implemented with fire trucks.

But it is still a technical test, and the water pressure requirements for fire trucks are still relatively high.

Otherwise, if there is insufficient water pressure during the ceremony, it would be an international embarrassment.

Moreover, water doors can only use water, not fire-fighting foam.

Generally speaking, water will not have any impact on the engine of a fighter jet. Of course, if the engine is too poor, it will also cause some damage.

But compared to firefighting foam, water damage is nothing.

Firefighting foam will cause great damage to the engine.

During a Watergate ceremony in 2016, firefighting foam was accidentally mistaken for water, resulting in serious damage to two engines.

Minibus still attaches great importance to this delivery of fighter jets.

More than a dozen senior officials came to the airport, preparing to welcome their new fighter jets.

As for minibuses, since the trading channel with Yingjiang was closed, there is basically no way to obtain advanced third-generation fighter jets.

Even the dozens of previous F16 fighter jets could only be maintained by dismantling them.

The tall fighter jet slowly passed through the water gate formed by the intersection of two water columns.

The cold water mist washed away the non-existent dust on the fighter plane.

After being washed, the dark gray paint shows a cold edge, making people feel its invisible pressure.

"This feels pretty good!"

Song Changming, the youngest, said in the communication frequency band that was not open to the public at this time.

The other fighter pilots this time were basically veteran pilots who had been flying for more than ten years.

Everyone also favored this boy who was probably about the same age as their son.

Let him chat in the communication band.

The first batch of J-10S fighter jets delivered was not very large.

A total of 12 aircraft, only one squadron number.

This batch of fighter jets are basically trainer models.

Mainly used to help minibuses conduct J-10 driving training.

After all, as the world's top third-generation fighter jet, the complexity of various operations is even higher than the early version of the F16 they are currently equipped with.

Especially the various electronic devices among them are impossible to master without training.

In particular, the command aircraft driven by Lei Gang requires special training.

Because he uses the latest holographic helmet technology!

This technology is actually not widely equipped in China at present.

Among the large number of troops equipped with J-10, only a small number of troops who have obtained golden helmets can equip them.

The Golden Helmet has only been held three times since its first edition.

In other words, there are only three teams in the country equipped with holographic helmets.

Of course, this technology is standard among fourth-generation phones.

However, the fourth-generation aircraft are still being modified and improved, and have not started to be equipped in large quantities.

“Welcome to Pakistan!”

After Lei Gang got off the fighter plane, he was wearing a dark black anti-Dutch suit and a full-encirclement holographic helmet. He seemed to be a future soldier in the movie.

At the airport, it attracted the attention of many people.

Although the public generally cannot see the advantages and disadvantages of fighter jets, they also have the feeling that this is a completely high-tech product just from the appearance of such science fiction.

Generally speaking, in this situation, you need to take off your helmet to show respect.

But Lei Gang did not do this.

It's not that he doesn't want to.

But it really can't be done.

Due to technical problems, this helmet is currently connected to the anti-gravity suit on the body, and it cannot be untied by the pilot alone without the help of external equipment.

(Due to heat dissipation issues, it is necessary to use the liquid in the anti-gravity suit to dissipate heat.)

“I am very happy to come to Pakistan and hope that we can make progress together in the future!”

Lei Gang's words were very official and he didn't say anything beyond the norm.

However, the Pakistani personnel present did not pay much attention, because their arrival was already considered a very happy thing.

On an occasion like this, there is really no need to spoil the fun.

Twelve J-10 fighter jets passed through the water gate one after another, successfully completing the delivery of the fighter jets.

Of course, the twelve pilots who arrived with the first batch of fighter jets will not return home so soon.

Then we need to help the air force pilots of the minibus gradually adapt to the J-10 fighter jets.

On the airport runway under the bright sun, under a faint rainbow, the two sides took a photo with twelve J-10S as the background.

This time, a large-scale arms trade whose transaction volume is calculated in gold has finally taken a substantial first step.

Although nearly three years have passed from the proposal of the transaction intention to the completion of the delivery of the first batch of fighters.

However, for the international trade of large-scale armaments, this time is not long.

It can even be said to be faster.

This is also because the minibus takes out real hard currency gold, otherwise this time may be delayed for a while.

You know, generally speaking, unless it is a country at war, gold is rarely used for trade.

You know, this is not a cheap rifle or rocket launcher!

When sold to a big buyer, the full performance version of the J-10S even reached a sky-high price of US$150 million.

Converted into gold, one J-10S is worth about 1.2 tons of gold.

For these fighter jets, Minibus spent a lot of money!

Of course, due to gold settlement, the price of this batch of fighter jets is not that exaggerated, but one fighter jet is also about 1 ton of gold.

The first batch of fighter jets alone, not counting various supporting missiles, required more than ten tons of gold.

And ultra-long-range air-to-air missiles are not a big deal and are expensive.

The price of a single shot can reach millions.

Of course, their performance is worthy of the price.

Compared to Ah San, who spent a lot of money but got a bunch of monkey version equipment, it was much better.

If Minibus hadn't really had any way to obtain advanced fighter jets, they wouldn't have been bleeding like this.

"Hopefully we make the right choice."

A senior minibus air force officer said in Chinese after completing the group photo.

"History will prove that your choice is correct!"

As one of the few pilots who has flown several new models of J-10 and even fourth-generation fighters, Lei Gang said with confidence.

In the absence of Yingjiang's fourth-generation aircraft, the newly improved J-10 is confident to face the challenges of any opponent.

Especially Ah San, who is equipped with a Wanguo brand fighter plane, is no problem!