Military Industry of Great Powers: Build the Strongest Flanker

Vehicles on the road shuttle back and forth like ants. There are tall buildings on both sides, and skyscrapers can be seen everywhere in conspicuous places.

Undoubtedly, the Twin Towers of the Empire are the best among them. From a distance, they look like two sharp swords rising into the clouds.

At night, the city is colorfully decorated with neon lights.

This is a modern city.

Phone booths can be seen everywhere on the streets, and there are people holding brick-sized phones. Chinese people have never seen wireless phones before. The clothes of pedestrians on the road are also colorful, unlike in China, as if they have added a black and white filter...

"The gap is too big!"

Everyone in the inspection team felt as if a big stone was weighing on their hearts.

What is particularly suffocating is the huge technological gap.

The technology used by Boeing and McDonnell Douglas on large aircraft makes them feel like they are seeing alien technology. The perfect curve of the high-power, high-bypass jet engine made them want to ask more questions about why.

Zhao Zhongshu felt very heavy, like many people.

So much so that when Mr. Douglas, the vice president of Northrop Grumman, held a copy of the journal "Electronic Technology Perspectives" and asked a translator to take him to Liang Zhujin, the representative of the Academy of Sciences, he didn't even say a few words of ridicule.

"Mr. Liang, I admire your company very much. It has produced high-purity gallium nitride crystals under conditions that are unimaginable to me. This is a huge contribution to electronic physics..."

After hearing what the translator said, Liang Zhujin looked at Zhao Zhongshu subconsciously as if he had been caught stealing something.

If Zhao Zhongshu was not present, Liang Zhujin might be able to pretend to be polite, but when he saw Zhao Zhongshu, he glanced at him.

That look!

"Zhao Tuzi, what do you mean? Is this something I can decide?"

Liang Zhujin dealt with it in a muffled voice as if someone had bitten his tail.

Compared with Boeing's arrogance, Grumman's Douglas is much more down-to-earth.

"Welcome, our Chinese friends, Grumman's most cutting-edge technology is open to you.

We at Northrop Grumman have a long history. With the efforts of our scientific and technological personnel, we are now the largest radar manufacturer and the largest naval ship manufacturer in the world.

We are also among the best in the world in aerodynamics and aircraft manufacturers..."

With Douglas's opening remarks, the tour began...

Brooke was the assistant to Grumman Vice President Douglas. He asked with some confusion: "Mr. Douglas, I heard that China is a very poor country. Their per capita GDP is not enough for us to have a meal in the Empire State Building's revolving restaurant." Rice, are we too enthusiastic about them? Maybe they will like our product, but they don’t have the money to buy it.”

Douglas shook his head and said: "No, no, no, Brooke, your short-sightedness surprises me. Don't look at them wearing cheap synthetic fiber clothes. Their behavior reminds me of the remote Indian tribes in California."

But don’t forget, they are a country. No matter how poor a country is, their financial resources far exceed that of Grumman. Grumman is not Boeing. Those brats make too much money on passenger planes. Our finances are not the same. Not optimistic, what we have to do now is to make these Chinese guys happy and keep their money in Grumman as much as possible! "

Douglas's words did not evade the Chinese inspection team. He just said it. Compared with the enthusiasm in his actions, the sharpness of his words was like a blade, cutting open everyone's heart.

“But their stuff is really good!”

Zhao Zhongshu was quickly attracted by the radar in the exhibition hall. It was about the same size as a bucket and estimated to be only two to three hundred kilograms.

"Is this an airborne radar?"

"Yes, my Chinese friend, this is the most advanced phased array radar in the United States, oh no, it is the most advanced in the world. It can see a fly three hundred kilometers away. If you install this on your fighter planes , I think, maybe you can save a lot of money on shore-based radar."

"call!"

Three hundred kilometers, yes three hundred kilometers. Isn't this the specific effective detection of shore-based radar?

"Why is this radar so small? Where are the fire control components?"

The Grumman staff pointed to a raised part and said: "This is, its size may be smaller than an ashtray. We have spent a lot of energy on the cooling system on this radar, or other The power was so great that we had to add 30% of the weight to the coolant and the damn water pump!”

"..."

Stung the lungs!

People who work on radars all want to increase the power of the radar, so that the radar can see farther and see more clearly.

Others, however, dislike the fact that the power of the radar is too high and requires a lot of effort to design the cooling system.

"This is a semiconductor integrated chip!"

"You are right. The potential of this mk428 chip has not been explored yet. In fact, it is not as advertised. It can only search for fifty targets. It can track more and strike more. It's just our The plane can’t carry so many missiles!”

"What if the bombers?"

"Friends, that is an early warning aircraft. With its help, a flying formation can be eliminated."

"..."

Mr. Jin on the side took a long breath and said slowly: "I seem to have seen the future!"

Zhao Zhongshu then said: "The future of radar is semiconductors!"

This sentence seemed familiar, and Zhao Zhongshu immediately thought of Zhao Guoqing.

"If we bring that kid here, I don't know what kind of sparks will be created!"

Zhao Zhongshu asked Bi Shiliang, a radar expert from the 14th Institute, and Liang Xingbang.

"Do you see anything in this phased array radar?"

Bi Shiliang shook his head and said: "The principle should be to change the radiation direction by moving the phase of the radar wave. There are hundreds of transmitters on it. After the phases overlap, the amplitude of the radar wave can be increased a hundred times..."

"A hundred times, that is to say, the power can be increased by a hundred times? No wonder they can increase the power to four to five thousand kilowatts and only need a weight of two to three hundred kilograms."

It's terrifying. The nose of a heavy-duty fighter plane can carry 1.5 tons of equipment, and a radar only requires two to three hundred kilograms, which shows that this power has potential.

The extra weight can carry more electronic equipment.

"I can't figure it out. How do they provide power and how do they process radar information? Each transmitter needs separate control. If we were to manufacture it, with a power of 4,000 kilowatts, the radar would have to fill the entire room. !”

No, this technology must be introduced, it is too important to us!

This is what China desires most now, an artifact for fighter planes to fight beyond visual range.

"General Master Zhao, come here quickly and take a look!"

"What's wrong, frizzy, Xiao Wang!"

"...General Master Zhao, you have gained so much knowledge, it's incredible!"

Zhao Zhongshu was speechless after looking at this exhibition hall.

"From launch to hit, air-to-air missiles can use aircraft, ground radars, and satellites to switch guidance at any time according to actual conditions. How is this possible?"

"Commander Zhao, they put radar on the missiles, and their missiles can also guide automatically!"

Unbelievable, Zhao Zhongshu let out a long sigh.

"I thought the semi-active radar guidance of the Jewish state was already at the top level in the world, but I didn't expect it!"

In semi-active radar guidance, the aircraft emits radar waves and the missile receives them. The missile is equipped with a receiving end.

If the missile is equipped with a radar, the power of the radar wave must be at least kilowatts, otherwise it will be useless.

And now!

People did it.

Zhao Zhongshu calculated that if China's four to five thousand fighter planes were to face the US military now, not even a hundred of them would be able to deal with one. They would be able to shoot down their own planes without you seeing them.

The gap is too big.