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Regardless of the criticism from the outside world, at least there is enough funds in the account of Factory 132.

After Fang Xiang finished the job he thought he should do, he also visited the construction site.

He returned to the factory to continue revising his drawings.

It took him almost three months to draw the drawings of J-11.

I originally thought that it would only take about a month to modify it to suit today's industrial base, materials and technological levels.

However, I didn’t expect that over the past decade, there are still many scientific research institutions and units that are still quietly doing their work.

Data on high-tech materials one after another were sent to Fang Xiang.

This also makes the modification of drawings more cumbersome.

Fortunately, it only took more than two months to complete the drawing of the entire machine and its internal structure.

At least in Fang Xiang's opinion, it can be used to make a prototype.

As we all know, the core of a fighter jet is its engine, radar, avionics and weapons.

The shell is just a platform.

At present, no deal has been reached with John Bull to import new radars and avionics, so it is basically the J-112 system that Fang Xiang used before at Factory 10.

The additional one is the radar that the United States customized for Mr. Baye.

As for the engine, the one used has always been the turbojet 7A05 batch engine that Fang Xiang took out a long time ago.

Because of its maturity and stability, and the suspension of military industry in that decade, it has never been updated.

The test flights of J-9 and J-10 also used this old engine which was developed over a decade ago.

It is said to be old, but in fact, the turbojet 7A05 batch engine is actually the technology of the 80s.

Although it has not been updated for many years, as I just said, it is mature and stable, and the first overhaul period is more than 300 hours.

Moreover, the core team responsible for the engine has never stopped making minor repairs and modifications, and the first overhaul period is now over 500 hours.

But after all, the J-10 and J-11 are third-generation fighters, so they also need third-generation engines to match them.

Therefore, when he was at Factory 112, Fang Xiang had already set the corresponding indicators for the Kunlun engine.

Taking the domestic situation into consideration, we first came up with the first version, which was the one that started designing in 83, ran the test run in 85, and met the design standards in 86.

As we all know, the Kunlun engine was originally designed for the upgrade of the Seventh and Eighth Generation engines as well as the Super Seven.

Unfortunately, the research and manufacturing cycle was too long, and the final number of installations was not ideal.

However, the research and development process of the Kunlun engine laid a solid foundation for the subsequent turbojet series.

But at that time, in order to catch up with the progress of J-10, Fang Xiang did not have much time to ask about the progress of Kunlun engine.

So until now, the Kunlun engine has remained in the technical demonstration stage.

Yes, technical demonstration also takes time, which may take as short as a few months or as long as one or two years.

At the beginning, the turbojet 7A05 batch engine could be used on the prototype, so Fang Xiang was naturally too lazy to argue with those masters.

But now it’s different. Fang Xiang has the final say over the entire huge Factory 132.

Since there were no more constraints, Fang Xiang placed the order directly.

Like the prototype, four engines were purchased.

All that remains is to wait for the parts factory to produce the parts, and then transport them to the factory for assembly, bench testing, and machine testing.

Just when Fang Xiang was beginning to breathe a sigh of relief and was waiting for the assembly of the engine and prototype.

"Professor Fang, these are the data indicators of the current advanced avionics and radar systems abroad.

Compared with the system equipped on our current J-7III, it can almost be said to be a crushing defeat.

Should we consider importing a batch to replace our J-7IIs?"

The butcher walked into Fang Xiang's office holding a thick stack of documents.

"Let me consider."

Fang Xiang looked at the somewhat shy butcher, smiled and asked his secretary Xiao Cheng to pour two cups of tea.

Then he picked up the documents on the desk and started reading.

"Have you ever had any contact with this John Bull company?"

Sure enough, the information that the butcher brought over was Marconi's head-up display, ranging radar, data computer, multi-function radio, radar altimeter, static inverter and recording camera.

“In fact, we had several rounds of talks the year before last, but they were shelved due to price and other reasons.

It was not just a few months ago that the Air Force set the tactical requirements and indicators for the J-7III.

The existing technology in China was really unable to meet the requirements, so I thought of their technology again.

Not only can it meet the requirements of the Air Force, but it can also be used to replace the J-8 and J-10."

The butcher pushed his glasses and said with a smile.

"How did you negotiate the price?"

Fang Xiang quickly flipped through the performance indicator data one after another.

"If they buy it outright, they're willing to pay £200 million per unit.

If they licensed the full technology and gave us the production line, it would cost £4 million."

The butcher hesitated for a moment, but still named a price.

"How many?!"

When Fang Xiang heard the number, he looked up at the butcher.

"Two million pounds a set..."

When the butcher saw Fang Xiang's expression, he knew very well that this price was actually an exorbitant one.

Today's pound sterling is almost at its highest level in modern times, with an astonishingly high purchasing power.

The current official exchange rate of the US dollar is 1:2.8. The British pound is more valuable than the US dollar, which means that it takes more than three dollars to exchange for one pound.

200 million pounds, that's more than million per unit.

More than 7 million yuan can only be used to replace one aircraft, and the production cost of the current domestic J- is only a few million yuan.

You can see how outrageous this price is.

The complete technology license and a production line worth 4 million pounds would cost more than 12 billion.

Do you understand how profitable arms are?

“This price was negotiated three times before we came to the lowest price.

At first, they offered 5 million pounds.

Although the price is a bit high, we can take it back and produce it for our own use.

They can also conduct reverse research and develop their own technology.

Moreover, the J-7A is now being exported and has been very popular in several countries.

If we can add these equipment to our J-7M model, we might be able to get more orders.

This money, after calculating the cost, is not that much.”

The butcher saw that Fang Xiang's face was not very happy, so he quickly explained.

“No, no, no, I am not against importing these technologies.

It's these John Bull guys who are asking for too much!"

Fang Xiang shook his head. The production cost of this set of equipment would be at most tens of thousands of pounds.

They actually sold it at a price almost a hundred times higher, it's really...

Even if it was a complete technology license and production line, from Fang Xiang's perspective in the future, it was a huge profit.

But it costs 12 billion!

The purchasing power of today's 12 billion is greater than that of billion in the future!

But on second thought, the opportunity to import the most advanced equipment in the world at the same time is only available in the next few years.

If you miss it, you will never have such a good opportunity again.

But Fang Xiang was a little angry that John Bull and his group of foreigners got such an easy deal.

"What do you mean?"

The butchers also agreed with this. They had been frugal for so many years and wanted to make every penny count.

But the foreigners are asking for a huge amount of money, and they would rather not open the store for ten years. Their attitude of wanting to eat for ten years after opening is indeed a bit annoying.

“Pull up General Dynamics, they just acquired Chrysler Combat Systems.

We are short of money right now, so take a look at their quotes.

Even if they are unwilling to sell, they can still pull a smokescreen to paralyze John Bull's greedy white guys. "

Fang Xiang's eyes turned and he remembered the manufacturer of the F-16, General Dynamics.

Because they acquired Chrysler's entire combat system, their finances were once extremely tight.

Huami is in its honeymoon period now. Even if they may not be willing to sell this most advanced system, doesn’t John Bull know this?