Siheyuan: Heavy Industry Revitalizes the Country

"I don't need to tell you how weak our aviation force is, right?

Although the J-8 is no longer the most advanced fighter, the J-10 and J-11 now have guns but no bullets. You can't just solve this problem, right?"

That’s right, although the PL-8 has been developed, it is still far from the level of fire-and-forget in later generations.

The emergence of J-10 and J-11 finally eliminated the embarrassment of not having third-generation aircraft, and they even have stealth coatings.

But it’s no use…

The radar, fire control and avionics systems are still the same as those of John Bull Marconi a few years ago.

Although it is backward, it has indeed reached the standard level of the 80s. At least it looks usable and presentable.

But how advanced is it? It's definitely not.

Now is the time for Su-27, F15 and F16 to shine.

Although relations with the United States have been normalized, relations with the Soviet Union to the north are still very bad.

The pressure of national defense in the north is extremely enormous.

Therefore, it may be a bit of an exaggeration for Fang to say that he has guns but no bullets, but it is true that he is not worthy of J-10 and J-11.

"But you want too much...

So much money... Well, okay, I'll try to talk about it and see if they're willing to exchange it for supplies or something."

Minister Xu also sighed on the phone.

What Fang wanted to say is also the reality.

Originally, it was thousands of Sixth Formers that protected the motherland’s blue skies, and the Seventh Former has only just now formed combat effectiveness.

A fighter jet like the Bayeux was born backward. Even if it participated in the Peace Model and asked the Americans to help it be modified into the J-8II, it is still a backward one in the final analysis.

Now that we finally have the J-10 and J-11, the Air Force is well aware that their radar, avionics, fire control and weapon systems are not up to par with them.

Especially when the J-11 can be made invisible through stealth coating.

Discovering and striking the enemy first quickly became the consensus of the new generation of air force tactics.

Why doesn't the Air Force dare to use the J-11 with stealth coating now?

Aren’t these few items enough?

“The faster the deal is done, the better.

The design of the new fighter jet here is progressing very quickly if you can reach a deal.

New fighter jets can also be equipped with these new systems, and we may be able to get some big orders for future military sales.”

Finally, Fang Xiang reminded him again on the phone.

Although he couldn't say it explicitly, it would be a good thing if it could attract attention.

"okay, I get it."

Minister Xu responded and hung up the phone.

In fact, according to the current requirements of the Air Force, the Su-27 is really the most suitable.

But Fang Xiang was not in a hurry.

why?

Logically speaking, Fang Xiang should have brought out the Su-27 instead of the MiG-31.

But every moment has its own needs.

At the beginning, Fang thought that even if he drew the Su-27, the Air Force would at most say that the plane was really beautiful.

Then it was shelved indefinitely.

Even now, the Air Force does not really need the Su-27.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that we now have J-10 and J-11, but more importantly, the situation in the international environment and the needs of the times are changing.

In another two years, the Air Force will be craving this heavy, twin-engine, long-range fighter.

Because the international environment was different at that time.

Moreover, in the future, we will be able to purchase finished products directly from dead bears.

However, if this deal can really be reached, and Fang Xiang is still here, whether he will buy Su-27 in the future may have to be discounted.

Soon, the rainy Qingming Festival arrived.

There was news coming from the United States again.

Maybe it was the sincerity of Mi's companies that touched this side, or maybe it was because the 100 billion yuan that Fang Xiang gave before had an effect.

The largest arms sale in history has been completed.

The huge military sales order worth more than 6 billion shocked the whole world.

Yes, although this amount is not huge these days, the scope of the projects sold is extremely wide.

Fire control, radar, missiles, sensors, sonar, reconnaissance and other projects in which China lags behind are almost fully covered.

In the end, in order to celebrate the completion of this order, the United States even donated a KA-6D tanker modified from an A-6A.

It seems to imply that this model can also be sold.

But rabbits are so smart. It’s okay with free ones, but forget about the ones that cost money.

Although all the electronic equipment of the KA-6D was removed and refueling equipment was installed, I took it back and disassembled it and measured it with a tape measure.

Wouldn't it be possible to copy one in just a few minutes?

This caused Lao Mi to suffer a loss inadvertently.

Although the KA-6D tanker has only been in service for less than three years, it is actually not the most advanced in the American series.

At this time, the entire design drawing of the Xiaolong was finally produced at Factory 132 under the leadership of Fang Xiang.

Soon, everyone who saw the design drawings of the JF-17 was disgusted by it.

Compared with the J-10 and J-11, the JF-1200 has a range of only kilometers, and its combat radius is not enough.

Except that the range and radius required by Pakistan do not meet the requirements, the design drawing of the JF-17 still has sufficient medium and low altitude high subsonic maneuverability and combat capabilities, and excellent short-range take-off and landing characteristics.

As for the original request for more weapons loading capacity...

Sorry, a light fighter, you expect a good weapons loadout?

This is a bit difficult.

However, when the General Assembly and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs saw the design drawings, they praised them highly.

For no other reason than the short legs of the JF-17.

As we all know, the range of a fighter jet determines its upper limits in many aspects.

Especially in China, the current fighter jets are basically airport defenders.

Therefore, the Air Force can only meet the minimum requirements for national defense.

Even the J-10, an interceptor derived from the MIG31, actually has a current range of only 1700 kilometers.

而J-6、J-7和J-8，目前的航程也没有超过2000公里的，基本上都是一千多公里。作战半径也都在600-800公里左右。

The main limitation is still due to the insufficient engine technology.

Even the J-11, due to engine limitations, has a range of barely kilometers and a combat radius of just over kilometers.

You know, the original F-16 has a range of more than kilometers.

Therefore, the range is a very important parameter for fighter aircraft.

But the rabbit was happy, but Pakistan was a little unhappy.

After all, they hope to have a fighter jet with a range of more than 2,000 kilometers that can cover most of India.

Instead of this lame Xiaolong.

Therefore, the design of this fighter was shelved as soon as it was born.

However, Fang Xiang and other senior executives did not care.

In the 80s, when the range of most fighter jets today is no more than kilometers, why would you need such a long range?

I design and build a fighter jet for you. Is there a possibility that you will use it to threaten you in the future?

Only the Russian bear can do such a stupid thing.

Next, Fang planned to take out the F-90 designed by the United States in the 35s.

If nothing else, regardless of whether the Su-27 will be purchased in the future, the F-35's appearance has been occupied first. At least when the relationship turns bad in the future, we can see whether the US will still shamelessly bring out the F-35.

Take away your path and leave you with no way to go.