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"Mr. Cao, the Lion City Air Show is one of the three major air shows in the world, along with the Paris Air Show and the Farnborough Air Show. It is the largest air show and the most influential aviation event in Southeast Asia. It is held every two years. .”

"This time the Lion City Airshow was held at the Changi Exhibition Center from February 14 to 19. About 900 companies from 50 countries participated in the air show."

“This air show will create an independent Chinese exhibition area for the first time, and the ‘Chinese Aviation Forum’ will be held during the air show.”

"During the global economic downturn, this air show bucked the trend and expanded, attracting almost all the world's top aviation and defense companies to participate in the exhibition, reaching its largest scale ever."

"About half of the exhibition area at this air show is occupied by military industry companies, and the world's major military industry giants have displayed their latest flagship products."

As the person in charge of this air show, Li Shigui made a trip to the Lion City in advance, and now he has a relatively clear understanding of the situation at the air show.

According to his plan, this time the Lion City Air Show will arrange for Scorpion drones to participate in the strategy, and the Zhucheng Air Show at the end of the year will allow unmanned helicopters to participate in the air show.

In this way, Daystar can maintain a relatively high reputation, which is also good for promoting products.

As for next year, the aerospace division of Daystar Aerospace is already studying helicopters and business jets, and there will definitely be something to show by then.

Even Venus 9 can be put on display, and maybe it can attract a few orders for commercial satellite launches.

Although China will launch a rocket every three to five, there are actually very few countries in the world that are truly capable of launching rockets.

If most countries want to launch commercial satellites, they have to find other people to cooperate.

As a recyclable rocket, Venus 9 can naturally provide launch missions for other companies in addition to launching satellites for Starlink itself.

China is loosening restrictions on aerospace and also hopes that domestic private enterprises can contribute in this regard.

"Besides us, are there any other companies in China that bring products to the exhibition?"

Cao Yang really has no special impression of the Lion City Airshow.

Before setting off, naturally you have to ask some questions.

"In addition to us, there are five domestic companies that will participate in this air show."

"The Xiaolong fighter jet, L-15 Falcon advanced trainer aircraft and Pterosaur drone will also make an appearance."

As soon as Li Shigui finished speaking, Cao Yang immediately asked, "Pterosaur drone? What kind of product is this?"

Daystar's own exhibition is a double-tailed Scorpion drone, which is a dual-engine foreign trade version of the product.

Since the three-engine twin-tailed Scorpion drone was developed, the relevant departments have mainly ordered three-engine products.

Even after the four-shot model comes out in the future, it is estimated that the order volume of the four-shot model will also increase.

Relatively speaking, the second-generation products can be exported.

"The Wing Loong is a low- to medium-low air and civilian dual-purpose, long-endurance multi-purpose UAV developed by Chengdu/Aircraft, with fully autonomous flat-wheel take-off, landing and flight capabilities."

"Its main purpose is reconnaissance, and it can carry various reconnaissance, laser irradiation/ranging, electronic countermeasures equipment and small air-to-ground strike weapons."

"It is equipped with a 100-horsepower piston engine and has a fully autonomous platform. If it were not for our twin-tailed Scorpion drone, it would be the 'star product' in China's drone manufacturing field."

Obviously, although Li Shigui thinks that the Pterosaur drone is very good, but if compared with the Twin-tailed Scorpion, there is obviously still a gap.

The tasks that the pterosaur can complete can be completed by the twin-tailed scorpion.

However, the Scorpion UAV can be used as a long-range bomber, and the Pterosaur's performance in this regard is much worse.

Besides, the two-tailed scorpion also has certain stealth properties.

"Are there any products from other countries that are more eye-catching?"

After briefly understanding China’s participation in the exhibition, Cao Yang felt that perhaps the biggest highlight was his own Scorpion drone.

There is no way to compare the performance of various aircraft in China in 2012 with that in 2022.

Most new models will be equipped with relevant departments in the next 10 years before they appear in the public eye.

"If we want to talk about a dazzling product, it must be the American F35 fighter jet. It is definitely the biggest equipment highlight of this year's Lion City Air Show."

"In addition to renting the largest exhibition hall at the air show to introduce the F35, Lockheed Martin of the United States also exhibited this stealth fighter outdoors."

"Previously, media reported that Japan planned to spend US$21 billion to purchase 42 such fighters, and the United States also planned to spend US$382 billion to order 2,440 aircraft."

"Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that at this point in time, the F35 is the most advanced aircraft in mass production."

When Li Shigui said this, he couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.

It would be great if Huaxia had similar products.

"The F35 is indeed good, but I don't think it is actually that powerful."

"The F35 can be seen as a castrated version of the F22. Both are stealth fighters, but due to the lack of powerful enemies, the F35's stealth capabilities and maneuverability are lower than those of the F22."

"And because the technical requirements of the United States are not so high for the F-35, its maximum flight speed is only Mach 1.6 and its supersonic cruise capability is not high. In this regard, there is not much difference between the F-35 and the third-generation fighter jet."

"It can even be said that the F35 is equivalent to a general-purpose third-generation aircraft with certain stealth capabilities. Its overall performance cannot be compared with the F22."

"Especially after our phased array meter-wave radar is successfully developed in the future, the stealth performance of the F35 will be greatly reduced, and the overall threat will be dropped by several levels."

"We in China are also researching a new fighter jet of the same level as the F22. With a similar aerodynamic layout and better stealth paint, the final performance will not be bad."

Cao Yang is quite optimistic about the prospects of China's fighter jets.

Of course, most of the information has not been disclosed to the public at this time, so it is normal for Li Shigui not to know about it.

Even Pan Jun and the others didn't understand him very well.

"Mr. Cao, can we also build a fighter jet in the future?"

Li Shigui asked "whimsically".

"Forget it about fighter jets. After all, we do not engage in military products with Xu Na, but we can still consider producing some transport aircraft or even electronic countermeasures fighters on this basis."

"Or we can just buy some aircraft and modify them to match our drones. Maybe we can bring some surprises to the world."

For things like fighter jets, the threshold is still relatively high.

Besides, China is actually making rapid progress in this area in the next ten years, and Cao Yang feels there is no need to let Daystar join again.

On the contrary, some other special-purpose aircraft can work hard.

Of course, this is all a story for later.

Now let’s get the large transport helicopters and business jets out first, and then we will further consider other things.

After listening to Li Shigui's report, Cao Yang flew to Lion City with the large army the next day.

This is Cao Yang's first trip abroad in recent years, which shows how much he attaches importance to Daystar.

Also flying over were people from other companies.

Of course, people from various places who want to purchase related equipment naturally come one after another.

Suddenly, the small Lion City attracted a lot of attention.

Daystar’s twin-tailed Scorpion drone has undoubtedly become the most eye-catching product at the air show.

Even the American F35 does not receive as much attention as it does.

After all, this is not the first time that F35 has been exhibited, and everyone is already relatively familiar with it.

But this is the first time that the Twin-tailed Scorpion drone has appeared in front of everyone at close range.

Previously, only some photos were released on China TV and the Internet.

This situation is completely different.

"Print, China's Scorpion drone has outstanding performance."

“Do you have any plans to launch a similar product?”

Kevlar is the vice president of Northrop Grumman and is also leading a team to participate in the air show today.

When I saw Print, the vice president of General Atomics, I naturally couldn't help but inquire about the news.

As a relatively well-known drone company in the United States, General Atomics' strength in drones cannot be underestimated.

Even several of their products are already in mass production and have been tested on the battlefield.

"The design of this Scorpion UAV is very clever. If we want to produce similar products, it is not impossible."

"But in terms of some specific layouts, it may be difficult to do better than them."

"The most important thing is that we have always been famous for innovation, and it is impossible to imitate the products of a Chinese company."

Print said a little confused.

As an industry insider, he naturally knows how powerful the Scorpion drone is.

In the past, everyone just made some guesses, but now people have put all the products on display.

Some major performance parameters are also officially announced for the first time.

In this way, Printer's understanding of the Twin-Tailed Scorpion UAV is naturally a little higher.

Of course, they must know very little about the third and fourth rounds.

"Many of China's military products imitate ours. In fact, I think if the Scorpion UAV is really excellent, it is not impossible to imitate and develop it."

Northrop Grumman's development focus is not on drones. Kevlar and Print are university alumni and have known each other for a long time.

That's why Kevlar told Print so much during this air show.

Mainly because he couldn't see that China's drones were actually better than the United States.

The key is that this time, in addition to the Scorpion UAV, China brought to the exhibition a Pterosaur UAV, which also has good performance.

This made him very dissatisfied.

When did the aircraft market become accessible to Chinese companies?

Aren’t there so many military-industrial companies in the United States that survive by relying on a variety of military products?

Although the drone market is not particularly big yet, everyone is optimistic about it.

Naturally, he does not want to see Chinese companies perform well in this regard.

"The appearance can be imitated, but the flight control system and other aspects of the drone cannot be imitated."

"Since they put it on display this time and continue to promote it to various customers, I think I can find someone to help order two, go back and dismantle it and study it carefully."

Print has never built a large unmanned bomber before, so he is unsure whether the company will produce similar products in the future.

On the one hand, the cost of re-developing a model is relatively high.

On the other hand, the United States has no shortage of bombers, and a variety of products can meet almost all needs.

Therefore, although the Scorpion UAV is very advanced, it is very suitable for China and some countries that do not have large strategic bombers.

But for the United States, it is a bit tasteless.

It would be embarrassing if General Atomics spent a lot of money to produce a similar product but there was no market for it.

Compared with export sales, Printer has no confidence to compare costs with Daystar.

"This is a good idea. John can even provide the money to purchase these aircraft."

"I believe that those at the Fifth Corner Building are also very interested in knowing the specific situation of the Scorpion UAV."

Although Kefla didn't know the saying "Know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger", but he must be familiar with similar principles.

And his proposal for this funding source is quite in line with Print's expectations.

Although Daystar sells a Scorpion drone for only US$2 million, it is not expensive at all.

But it would be best if you don’t need to pay for it yourself.

The United States has a lot of funding every year, no less than 2 million US dollars.

"John is also here to participate in the air show today. He should be visiting China's Xiaolong fighter jets now. I will go and talk to him later."

"But since he may have funds there, I think buying one is not enough."

"In order to fully understand the opponent's situation, full disassembly must be done, and then some other tests are also necessary."

"In this case, at least three are needed."

Kevlar helped Plint think of a good enemy, and Plint naturally would not miss this good opportunity.

US$2 million is used, as is US$6 million.

The difficulty of applying for this fund is exactly the same, there is no difference at all.

In this case, why not apply for more?

Soon, Print took action, and after John listened to his analysis, he also felt that it made sense.

After a brief report to the above, a company was arranged to act as a middleman to purchase the Scorpion drone.

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Even companies in the United States are paying so much attention to the Scorpion drone, not to mention other companies and media.

It has a rather special shape and looks quite beautiful.

With a wingspan of 20 meters, a length of 10 meters, a height of 3.1 meters, a maximum flight time of 35 hours, and a service ceiling of 10,000 meters, as the world's first dual-engine large-scale high-end drone, the Twin-tailed Scorpion is definitely the most eye-catching at the air show. The product.

As a result, there will naturally be a lot of reports from various media.

Many media outlets in Hong Kong City and Baodao are paying close attention to the Scorpion drone, and have invited military experts to give various explanations and analyzes on the TV station.

China Channel also made a focus on the performance of the Scorpion drone at the Lion City Air Show, letting more people know about this product.

"Mr. Qian, you and AVIC are not quite on par with each other. The products you have produced are not as attractive as Daystar's drones?"

Naturally, Wu Feng from Dianke Group and Qian Junfeng from Aerospace Science and Technology also participated in this air show.

The two are also old acquaintances.

So when Wu Feng saw Qian Junfeng, he couldn't help but tease him.

After all, in addition to Venus, Huaxia also had five group companies participating in the exhibition this time, and they also brought some products that attracted much attention.

But the combined products of all other companies do not receive half as much attention as Daystar.

I have to say, this situation is indeed a bit embarrassing.

"If Zhao Tianling from AVIC heard what you said, he would be so depressed that he would want to vomit blood."

"I came here just for fun. The companies displaying mainly aviation products."

"Besides, our eye-catching products are not suitable for mass production."

"So I have nothing to be embarrassed about."

Qian Junfeng spread his hands. How could he feel embarrassed because of Wu Feng's teasing?

That's too much to underestimate him as the general manager.

"As for AVIC's performance in aviation products, there is really nothing that can be directly put on display at present that is very attractive."

"Especially when the American F35 attracts everyone's attention, our Xiaolong fighter jet is completely inadequate."

Wu Feng did not continue teasing Qian Junfeng, but slowly moved to the main topic.

Everyone comes to the air show not to enjoy the benefits of publicly funded travel, but because they really want to see the gap between themselves and others.

Of course, promoting your company's products by the way is definitely what everyone hopes to achieve.

Judging from past air shows, the gains of Chinese companies in this area are often unsatisfactory.

"The Scorpion UAV and F35 are basically the products that attracted the most attention at this air show."

"As a drone produced by a Chinese company, it is actually quite good to achieve the current results after participating in the exhibition for the first time."

"I heard that they have received orders for more than a dozen aircraft, and several customers have expressed their willingness to buy them."

When Qian Junfeng said this, Wu Feng suddenly said, "Actually, I think there is a lot of room for cooperation between your aerospace technology and Venus."

"The Scorpion UAV is sold as a civilian product, but in fact, the missile mounting position is designed on the fuselage."

"When the time comes, you will produce missiles and Venus will produce drones, which will definitely be able to further meet the needs of some customers."

"I just want to take this opportunity to do some foreign trade business for your aerospace technology."

Hearing what Wu Feng said, Qian Junfeng's eyes also lit up.

Why didn't I react?

It doesn't seem too late now?

Thinking of this, Qian Junfeng was not in the mood to continue chatting with Wu Feng, but directly asked the people around him where Cao Yang was now.

He was going to Venus' exhibition hall to have a good chat with Cao Yang, and they would work together to sell Venus' Twin-Tailed Scorpion drone.

Naturally, Cao Yang had no objection to Qian Junfeng's proposal.

However, before he could say anything, a group of customers wearing turbans arrived.

The scale and aura of that trip was very powerful.

A small number of these people had already been to Daystar's showroom yesterday, and Cao Yangdu still had some impressions.

Now that he saw them coming again, Cao Yang immediately had more expectations in his heart.

These big oil sellers in the Middle East are definitely not short of money.

If you can sell dozens of Twin-tailed Scorpions to them, it will definitely be a business worth doing.

"Mr. Cao, they asked if the production line of the Twin-tailed Scorpion drone is for sale?"

After a few simple greetings, Cao Yang heard the other party ask an unpleasant question.

I wanted to sell more products, but you directly wanted to buy my production line.

Does this mean you don’t want me to do business well?

So Cao Yang refused without thinking too much.

"They said they could purchase 300 Scorpion drones at the price of US$2 million per unit we requested, but they hoped to purchase the production line at the same time."

With further communication with the translator, the other party came up with a more positive plan.

300 aircraft, that’s a huge order of US$600 million.

Although for the entire group, US$600 million is nothing.

But for Daystar Aerospace, US$600 million is no longer a small amount.

"The Twin-tailed Scorpion drone can carry special fire-extinguishing bombs and small drones, forming an air control platform that can conduct precise attacks on important targets on the ground while reducing its own risks."

“And it’s so affordable that no other product comes close.”

"Your choice to purchase our Scorpion drone is definitely a right choice."

"We welcome the purchase of Scorpion drones, but we need to continue to evaluate the sale of the production line."

For the sake of 600 million US dollars, Cao Yang's attitude has improved a lot.

These big dog owners are really rich.

Maybe you can surprise yourself today.

"Mr. Cao, they said they are willing to pay 400 million U.S. dollars to purchase a Scorpion UAV production line, and the products they produce will only be provided to domestic institutions for use, and will not be sold externally, and will not affect the sales of our products. "

Obviously, the big dog owner also knew what Cao Yang was worried about.

They solved it directly from the source.

"A production line for the Scorpion UAV involves a lot of equipment, and it is not so easy to assemble the equipment in just one assembly factory."

“Especially it involves complex processes such as the processing of carbon fiber fuselage.”

"So even if I want to sell, it will be difficult in a short time."

At a price of US$400 million, not to mention one production line, even four would be enough.

But Cao Yang obviously doesn't want to let the big dog go so easily!

"For US$1.5 billion, a total of 300 Scorpion drones and 1 production line will be purchased from Daystar."

"And we will continue to purchase a batch of Scorpion drone parts from our company in the future."

When Cao Yang heard this condition from the interpreter, he was slightly stunned.

I have never seen such negotiation before.

Suddenly it soared to 1.5 billion US dollars?

At this price, it’s a bit hard to refuse.

The key is that after people buy back the production line, they still need to continue to buy most of the parts from Venus.

By selling these parts, Daystar will make a lot of money.

The most important thing is that after selling the production line, these equipments also need maintenance.

According to the current price offered by the big players, the technology and production line equivalent to the Scorpion drone would be sold to them in a package of US$900 million.

So it’s not an exaggeration to spend tens of millions of dollars every year to maintain equipment in the future, right?