Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Strictly speaking, he could not be considered Prince Sultan's son-in-law before. But no matter how you calculate it now, people say you are my father-in-law. Then the tasks assigned by Prince Sultan must be completed seriously. And making the Saudi military stronger is also part of the plan. Saudi Arabia does not need to have the power to invade neighboring countries, but at least it can basically protect itself when facing the United States.

As the first person in the royal army, Prince Sultan's orders must be carried out by his subordinates. Although it feels a little strange for Bao Zixuan to teach them. But no one dared to question the Prince's orders, nor did they dare.

In addition, Mr. Bao was famous after all, and they also wanted to know what surprises this super rich man could bring to the construction of the army.

It was said that the lecture was for officers, but in order to make the atmosphere more relaxed, it was stipulated that military uniforms could not be passed around. After all, Bao Zixuan doesn't have any military rank, so it's not good to wear casual clothes and enter the military camp to give lectures.

The location was Prince Sultan's home, with dozens of people sitting below and listening carefully to Bao Zixuan's lectures.

Although the Saudi military is not very famous, it is still a major country in the Middle East. In addition, the country is rich, and many of its officers are graduates of well-known military academies in Europe and the United States. If you talk about ordinary military issues, you are definitely asking for trouble. If you use your own hobbies against other people's expertise, you can imagine the consequences.

Bao Zixuan said very seriously: "You are all men who have determined your status on the battlefield. This is much better than me. Therefore, when His Highness Prince Sultan wants me to give lectures to you, to be honest, I instinctively I wanted to refuse. But the old man didn’t agree with anything he said, so I had to bite the bullet.”

"If we talk about military knowledge, probably any one of you sitting here is much better than me. So for these, we will just read the article. As an engineer, you can analyze where future wars will unfold from a technological perspective."

"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. If there are any shortcomings, please forgive me."

Hearing Bao Zixuan say this, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became much more relaxed. They didn't want to give them lessons, they just introduced them to scientific and technological knowledge. Then things will be easier to handle, at least you can accept it in your heart. As the world's top engineer, Bao Zixuan is unmatched in the field of science and technology; I believe that his concepts or ideas will inevitably lead the future military trend.

Bao Zixuan continued: "You must already be familiar with the five-dimensional three-dimensional combat thinking of modern warfare; I will not introduce it in detail here."

In fact, many people really don't understand, but yesterday Prince Sultan introduced Bao Zixuan's original words to them. I went back and looked up relevant information, and at least I had an idea in my mind.

"Although it may not be possible for specific operations, but I already understand what is going on. When communicating with foreign military personnel, I will not make a fool of myself."

Seeing that everyone was silent, Bao Zixuan continued: "I think that first of all, intelligent command and control systems will enter the army, and combat commanders will seek actuarial victory. As computer performance becomes more and more powerful, computing speeds become faster and faster . Large-scale industrial computer assistance must be introduced into the military."

"With the cooperation of the software system, the ever-changing battlefield situation can be analyzed. Although it cannot be 100%, it will definitely be much faster than the human brain, and the plan will be more reasonable."

"Computers have no emotions and will not be driven by emotion; they make judgments more objectively. Moreover, technicians can input the command decisions of all large-scale battles at home and abroad in ancient and modern times into the computer. When encountering difficult things, they can make the most rational and rational decisions as soon as possible. Accurate response.”

"Generally speaking, the application of artificial intelligence in the military field is mainly platform-level command and control and tactical-level decision-making support. In the future, it will gradually develop to system-level command and control and campaign-level decision-making support."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he shocked everyone. After all, in Saudi Arabia, where computers have not yet been fully popularized, the idea of ​​artificial intelligence is like a book from heaven. Not to mention the people, many people here can only turn on and off their phones at most. When a computer is placed in an office, it is more of a decoration, just for fashion.

The officer who had previously thought that Bao Zixuan could only talk casually now became serious. They are absolutely laymen in the fields of computers and artificial intelligence. And the man in front of me is the winner of the award. The world-recognized computer masters taught them lessons; it was like a university professor teaching elementary school students.

Although the level is similar to that of a primary school student, you must not regard yourself as a primary school student. After all, children can make excuses for not studying well, but they definitely can’t. If the country enters a state of war, no one will take special care of you.

Seeing that everyone was getting serious, Bao Zixuan continued: "At the same time, unmanned combat is moving forward, and combat forces are moving towards the integration of man and machine, which cannot be ignored."

"The invention and application of radio technology brought new vitality and vitality to the development of drones. Especially during the First World War, the technological development of drones took a big step forward. 1914~1918 Many new aviation technologies have been born this year, and their potential is enough to outline the future development path of drones."

"The most important thing for long-range UAVs is the development of radio and engine technology. During World War I, Charles Catlin of Delco Company built an unmanned aerial vehicle called the Bug; it could fly up to 60 kilometers and also It can be recycled. The bug aircraft was very advanced for the aircraft at that time. For this reason, Charles also received a fund from the government at the time to continue research and development; it was planned to use it for military use in the future. However, with the end of the war, this plan also On hold.”

"Although the bug aircraft was the source of the development of drones, due to the limitations of radio technology at the time, it could only be short-lived. It was not until more than ten years later that the foundation for the development of drones began to be truly established. In 1938, the U.S. Air Force and Army Artillery Force inspected The purpose of the unmanned aircraft is to use the drone as a target drone; for training, and ultimately a purchase contract was signed.”

"Denny's radio aircraft is the first-generation UAV of the US military, with a wingspan ranging from 11 feet to 12 feet. After installing a more powerful engine, the speed gradually increases from 85 mph to 140 mph; flight The duration is also one hour, which is enough to meet the needs of the target drone.”

"After World War II, the concept of UAVs still only stayed in the target drone stage, and people did not conduct deeper tactical exploration of this gadget. After the U.S. Air Force became independent from the military in 1947, it began systematic research and improvement based on German missile technology. At this time UAVs have finally received a development opportunity, and the Air Force has created a UAV division for basic research."

"In December 1958, the Q-2C Firebee UAV made its first flight; as an improved Q-2C, it has a larger fuselage than the Q-2. At the same time, thanks to the improved 69 engine, the Q-2C's The range doubled to 800 miles. In 1968, the United States modernized and upgraded the Fire Bee and named it Fire Bee II."

"The technology of the Fire Bee II UAV has been greatly improved. First of all, the speed has been improved. The maximum flight speed of the upgraded Fire Bee II UAV has exceeded Mach 1, and the flight distance has also been correspondingly improved, reaching 900 miles; if an external fuel tank is installed , the range will be further improved.”

"UAVs that perform well in reconnaissance missions have given the U.S. military a lot of inspiration. The U.S. military is no longer satisfied with the use of UAVs only for reconnaissance, and has begun to explore the future development direction of UAVs. In 1971, under the Lemon Project, The U.S. military has begun experiments with weapons mounted on Firebee drones."

"It is equipped with various weapons and equipment, including Rockwell's GBU-8 "Stubby Wanderer" glide bomb and Hughes AGM-65 "Maverick" land attack missile. Then it carries weapons on the drone. In the hit rate test, since the Firebee UAV and GUB-8 and AMG-65 are all photoelectrically guided, it means that the controller can watch the entire process on the control platform just like on the aircraft. When the missile is launched, it can switch from the UAV perspective to the weapon to guide the weapon to hit the target. The excellent completion of the drone mission confirms the feasibility of drone operations."

"Even if I don't need to say anything more here, everyone knows the significance of drones. Just ask an excellent pilot who has retired for various reasons. He may not have much combat effectiveness for the national army. But when he can fly a drone , I believe that he can show his true qualities as a hero soaring in the blue sky."

"And what manned aircraft can do in the future, unmanned aircraft can do it. Currently, Heiyun Group has started relevant research and development, but the project is still in the top-secret stage and it is not convenient to disclose it here."

At this time, everyone was very curious about how Bao Zixuan knew the development history of U.S. military drones. But these are not important. Based on what the other party just described, I feel that drones definitely have great potential. At least for the Saudi military, it must develop vigorously. No one is willing to risk their lives if they can hit the target from the outside, especially the Saudis!