I built an armada

"Now we can finally take a breath."

This made Xu Dongguo and others laugh.

The navy's spending is really too much, and it is so easy to consume hundreds of billions.

Although the expenditure is high, fortunately the gains far outweigh the costs.

They are actually very helpless. If the pace of contraction and expansion leads to a stagnation of the navy's development momentum, they will undoubtedly feel very depressed and will not be able to sleep at night!

If they do not take a contraction stance, there will not be enough money to spend, which is really a headache.

Now it's good, with an additional 4 billion US dollars, plus the purchase of some other warships and weapons, the cost has reached 5 billion US dollars, and they have a lot more money on hand.

"Indeed, based on the current productivity level and various conditions, the production cost of 10,000-ton destroyers and 052D is indeed a bit high."

Su Dingping nodded in agreement and said, "Please rest assured, Chief, just give me some time, I will refine the production process and increase the level of automation. Try to reduce the cost."

Liu Huaming was very moved when he heard this, but he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about this matter first, the navy's military expenditure can still be supported for the time being. You are still responsible for moving forward, and I will leave the cost reduction to other military experts."

"Don't let the military expenditure hold you back."

Xu Dongguo took over the conversation and said, "That's right, they can't keep relying on the capital you left behind, they should make some achievements themselves, and it's best to let them reduce the cost."

His words successfully aroused the interest of several other chiefs.

"Dingping, you are busy enough on weekdays. How can you take time out of your already tight schedule because of such a small matter? You are too busy."

"Yes, Dingping, if you are too busy, it will be a big loss. It will be an immeasurable loss for our navy."

"Dingping, you must take care of yourself. There are some things that we can help you with and we will never let you distract yourself."

Several leaders agreed. They are very clear about the current situation of the navy.

The more advanced the modern warships are, the higher the manufacturing cost will be, because the performance of the warships is accumulated with advanced high technology.

If it is in the hands of others, I am afraid that no matter how much money is spent, so many advanced warships cannot be built, and it is even possible that none of them can be built. What are those people dissatisfied with?

If Su Dingping is exhausted, it will be a real huge loss for the navy, and even a huge loss for the entire military industry.

On this point, their attitude is consistent. He absolutely cannot let Su Dingping waste his energy on those trivial matters.

Su Dingping's main energy should be spent on building more advanced warships, and he should be the leader of advanced equipment.

Especially Liu Huaming, he has always been thinking about that nuclear-powered super aircraft carrier, which is 130,000 tons, larger than the most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Eagle Tribe, and more majestic and domineering.

That is the dream ship of the future navy, and even the target ship!

"Okay then."

Su Dingping agreed after a little hesitation.

"There is one more thing."

Xu Dongguo suddenly said at this time, "A few days ago, when the representative of the Shayi tribe bought the aircraft carrier from us, he once made a request that we help build a complete aircraft carrier fleet."

Before, Xu Dongguo had always been responsible for the final decision of the auction, and Aziz had also had in-depth exchanges with him and expressed a strong intention to purchase weapons.

It is a lie to say that Su Dingping is not interested.

As a strategic-level scientist, in addition to focusing on his job, he also has to worry about making more money for the navy.

There is really no way. Who told the Longxia tribe that it is still too poor at present? The economic development is still in a positive direction, and it has not achieved take-off, so that the navy's military expenditure will no longer be a worry.

"Aziz, the representative of the Shayi tribe, hopes that we can build them a complete aircraft carrier fleet. At least the same as the previous aircraft carrier fleet of the Tesha tribe."

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Xu Dongguo explained again very seriously, and then looked at Su Dingping, "I have learned about our production line at present, and there is only one 051C production line at present."

"Do we need to expand the production line?"

He knew very well that if he wanted to ensure the delivery of the aircraft carrier fleet, he must have another production line to build it.

Su Dingping still remembered the 051C production line. It was a line that was specifically used to make money for foreign exports and was not dismantled.

The warship purchase agreement signed with Bode Edin of the Tesha tribe and Xu Dongguo was the 051C.

At that time, except for Su Dingping, no one in the leadership present would have expected that less than two years had passed and the 051C was already in a completely backward state in the Longxia Navy fleet sequence.

The Navy has even begun to consider retiring the 051C to provide space for the new generation of 052D and the new frigate 054A.

The money earned from selling 051C in the past was already a considerable income for them.

Now that the Navy's expenses are increasing, this money seems a drop in the bucket.

If expansion is carried out, it is not so necessary, so after discussion, Su Dingping's opinion was asked.

"It is indeed inappropriate to continue to retain such a backward production line."

After Su Dingping pondered for a moment, he continued, "I think it's better to convert the 051C previously promised to the Tesha tribe into a certain price ratio and replace it with the more advanced 052B, which is even more powerful than the 956E in terms of combat effectiveness. Let's simply Reduce the scale and make some profit without losing money.”

"I believe that the Tesha tribe will not refuse to obtain the more advanced 052B."

Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then added another sentence.

"Commanders, I remember that at the last Blue Star Alliance trade conference, the representatives of the tribes supported our joining because they planned to purchase a batch of warships?"

These words instantly aroused everyone's curiosity.

"That's right."

Xu Dongguo nodded.

He still remembered this incident very clearly.

"In this case, we can transform and upgrade the 051C production line to the 052B production line."

"For our navy, it has fallen behind, but for many tribes on Blue Star, it is still a very advanced modern warship."

"Although the combat performance of the 052B is lower than that of the 052D, and the price is a bit more expensive, it is still feasible as an export ship and makes more money."

Liu Huaming and other leaders' eyes suddenly lit up, and their hearts were obviously moved.

"This is a good idea, I think it's feasible."

Several leaders immediately made almost identical statements.

"Besides, I think."

Su Dingping then said, "We can put the 051C in the navy's battle order. It will become more and more a chore job and will be retired sooner or later."

"If that's the case, then why don't we take it out and give it to colleges and universities so that talented students can research and learn to increase their perception of warships."

“This will also allow us to discover more talents for succession.”

As soon as these remarks were made, the leaders were shocked and extremely interested.

You must know that using modern warships for school students to learn and use, except for tribes like the White Bear Tribe and the Eagle Tribe, other tribes simply cannot do it.

Moreover, they are all top talented students from top universities who are eligible to have access to them.

Just like when Zhang Gongnong, Su Dingping's mentor, studied in the White Bear Tribe and got first place in the exam, he had the opportunity to see the 956 modern battleship with some top geniuses. But because he was not from the White Bear Tribe, he could only Look at it from a distance, but you cannot go directly to the ship to conduct research.

Today, the students of the Longxia tribe no longer need to lick their faces and beg others. We can also do it ourselves, and not only for those top talented students, but also for students who are slightly outstanding and who are willing to engage in national defense career for life. All are accessible.

Taking out the very advanced guided missile destroyers currently in service and providing them for students to use for research can be said to have set a precedent for the Longxia Tribe Naval Academy.

"Is it too challenging for our students?" Xu Dongguo couldn't help but ask.

Su Dingping shook his head slightly and said: "It's the best if it's challenging. It's just about selecting talents."

After everyone pondered for a moment, everyone suddenly realized.

After thinking about it carefully, they felt that it was very valuable that Su Dingping could have such a pattern at such a young age. It proved that he was really mature and knew how to think about problems from a global perspective and discover more top talents for the military industry.

After Liu Huaming took a deep look at Su Dingping, he cast an approving look at him.

"I think it's feasible, let's do it!" Liu Huaming made the decision immediately.

As a long-term plan for the Longxia tribe, every leader present hopes that more talents like Su Dingping can emerge to ensure the sustainability of scientific research. All of them are young and strong young people.

Only when more ambitious young people join the military industry can we build a solid foundation for the national defense industry and keep the Longxia tribe at the forefront of the world forever.

The Navy can have advanced warships that are ahead of Blue Star. Why can't the Army and the Air Force?

After pacifying the powerful tribes in the Dongzhou maritime circle, Longxia's navy won a period of stable development.

With the growth in strength, the 051C will definitely not meet the future naval ocean combat needs.

Therefore, the retirement of 051C is only a matter of time.

"There is one more thing that everyone should pay attention to."

Liu Huaming then spoke again, "We plan to choose a day to settle the accounts of the tribe that had been dancing before. Dingping, do you have anything to say?"

He directly used a consulting tone.

"Chief, I'm just a scientific researcher, you are good at this kind of thing."

Su Dingping was slightly startled, then said truthfully, "I have nothing to say."

"If you have nothing to say, then the matter is settled."

Almost subconsciously, Liu Huaming did not treat Su Dingping just as a researcher, but as a chief of the navy, and the kind of senior staff officer who could give constructive opinions.

In fact, this cannot be said to be Corporal Liu Huaming's courtesy. It is simply Su Dingping's actions that proved that he has such strength.

Several major events were finalized, and Liu Huaming and other leaders could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, several people discussed some details and finalized the action plan.

Su Dingping also got on the special plane and flew directly back to the integrated military factory.

It was definitely a worthwhile trip for him. Liu Huaming directly allocated all the 5 billion US dollars he earned, including 4 billion US dollars, to Su Dingping as his scientific research funds for the next six months.

4 billion U.S. dollars is calculated based on the current exchange rate of 8.27, and the final 33.08 billion soft sister coins obtained are added to the more than 30 billion retained by Su Dingping.

This means that Su Dingping can use more than 63 billion soft sister coins in the second half of the year.

Although it sounds like a lot, if you really invest in it, it will only be a few 10,000-ton large-scale propellers, plus almost two 052Ds every month. In fact, there is not much, and you can say that you have no money.

Not to mention, he will have to spend more money to research new nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and other weapons and equipment.

But then again, having such a sum of money is better than nothing. It can relieve temporary urgent needs, which is good.

As soon as he returned to the integrated military factory, Su Dingping just took a sip of water to relieve his rush, and then immediately devoted himself to new scientific research work.

Military Illustrated Forging Space.

Looking at the super-intelligent military factory not far away, Su Dingping picked up the setup drawing next to it and looked at it carefully.

This design drawing shows the key subsystems and design concepts of the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft.

U Lao 2's core technology has only been available for a short time, and it will take some time to fully analyze it, but he still can't wait.

After looking at it carefully and not having any clue, he put the drawing down again.

Turning around and taking a step forward, he arrived at the military factory.

A new batch of anti-aircraft missiles and anti-ship missiles are being forged here.

This batch of missiles has been improved to adapt to the use of land-based and air-based platforms. In fact, it is the Haihongqi 901B and the core technology of the Eagle Strike 801B.

With the help of the Military Industry Illustrated Forging Space, the upgrade is not difficult. It is nothing more than changing the launch method and changing the initial launch performance.

In fact, it is not difficult to change the land-based version, but it is more difficult to change the air-based version.

Once installed in the army and air force, it will greatly enhance the army's air and missile defense and sea combat capabilities, and enhance the strike effectiveness of the coastal defense forces.

After checking every link, he found that the manufacturing process was progressing quite smoothly, which made him feel relieved.

Su Dingping raised his feet and instantly appeared on the other side of the military factory, a large shipbuilding base on the coast.

This piece belongs to the 052D production line range.

A built 052D is lying quietly in the dry dock. If you look carefully, this ship is different from the previous version.

The rear deck of the hangar is longer, and the four phased array radar panels on it have also been enlarged, which means more power, and the fire control system has also been upgraded.

Don't look at the 052D at the Blue Star level, it is already the latest warship of the entire Blue Star tribal navy, but if compared with the 10,000-ton large drive, its combat power is much lower in an instant.

Mainly because the performance of the Haihongqi 901A above has lagged behind, and the equipped anti-ship missile YJ 801A has also lagged behind and cannot meet the needs of high-intensity combat.