Rebirth of a technological power

Cai Jin came to the air force base.

Looking at the busy figures one by one, I was filled with emotion.

This kind of action ability is not ordinary.

He directly mobilized a whole team of experts to complete the demonstration of his transformation plan in such a short period of time, and also started to transform it.

Transforming a fighter jet into a drone may seem simple, but in fact it is not.

After all, even an aircraft like the J-5 that was built more than half a century ago has a maximum flight speed of more than 1,100 kilometers per hour.

What's more, these retired aircraft have been retired for unknown years. They must be inspected and confirmed before they can be modified.

"Yesterday we started to transform according to your plan, and we can transform a prototype today." Gong Chaoming pointed to the J-5.

To be honest, the appearance of the J-5 is very low. People of this era will feel that it is an outdated aircraft and will be very uncomfortable with it.

But there is no doubt that the J-5, a fighter jet successfully developed based on the MiG-17 fighter jet, represented that our country became one of the countries in the world that could develop jet fighters in batches at that time!

"In the past, we would sell a few J-5s for patriotic education." Gong Chaoming said: "If it weren't for your transformation plan, then maybe these aircraft would have been buried in the aircraft cemetery!"

Speaking of aircraft graveyards, people often think of the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center near Tucson, Arizona, because this is the famous "aircraft cemetery" of the US Air Force, with several generations of military aircraft preserved there.

In that ‘aircraft cemetery’, outdated and dilapidated aircraft worth US$35 billion are stored in an area of ​​15,800 acres to provide parts for the latest models. Up to now, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base has preserved a total of 4,200 aircraft, some of which are only temporarily stored at the base during the intermission period between deployments. However, more than 80% of the aircraft will eventually end their missions here. It is still a 'steel grave'. field', which can recycle 350,000 pieces of steel if necessary.

In addition to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, there is also a famous aircraft cemetery, the open-air space museum in Ulyanovsk, where there are more than 9,000 aircraft. Unfortunately, those aircraft are Maintenance, already rusty.

As for China’s aircraft cemetery, it is the Lushan Aircraft Storage Center where Cai Jin is located. It covers an area of ​​1.8 square kilometers and has more than 2,000 aircraft preserved.

Once the transformation of these aircraft is completed, these aircraft worth tens of billions can be used again.

Even the export of drones can create a lot of wealth.

"With so many aircraft, it is not easy to complete all the modifications!" Cai Jin said with emotion.

Gong Chaoming smiled: "As long as they can be completely transformed, these meritorious aircraft can continue to exert their remaining heat!"

"Even the cheapest J-5, if transformed into a drone, can be sold for 5 million yuan! We have 700 J-5s, and all of them have been transformed, which means it can be sold for 3.5 billion yuan and can be equipped with dozens of J-20s. Stealth fighter!"

In the past, it is not that I have never thought about selling these outdated aircraft, but these aircraft are really outdated and their performance is too outdated, so they cannot be sold even if they want to be sold.

Even if it is processed, it is nothing more than selling it as steel.

They are reluctant to part with these meritorious fighters, because thanks to normal maintenance, many of these retired aircraft can take off in wartime, strengthening the air force's combat power.

And if these retired fighter planes are transformed into drones, then these will be outdated aircraft, but advanced drones.

"I hope the renovation work goes well," Cai Jin said.

To be honest, from the bottom of his heart, Cai Jin is more willing to produce new drones because the new drones are more advanced.

But thinking about it, I can understand that the Air Force is, in the final analysis, poor and scared!

They all worked hard to squeeze out the final value from every weapon and equipment.

Maybe the modified drones will not be used by the Chinese Air Force, but they can be exported.

These modified drones are of great use whether they are used in the military or agricultural fields.

Compared with current advanced fighters that cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars, one of these only costs 5 million yuan, which is even cheaper than an anti-aircraft missile.

The most famous anti-aircraft missile in the world, the Patriot anti-aircraft missile, costs almost 5.3 million US dollars each, and it is not necessarily available even if you want to buy it.

Replacing one of these drones with a Patriot-3 anti-aircraft missile would only make a profit but not a loss.

"Please make a trip in person this time. You also need to check it." Gong Chaoming said.

Cai Jin is now an authoritative expert in this field.

Involving various fields, the transformation plan was proposed by Cai Jin.

"It's just a small matter!" Cai Jin waved his hand and said nonchalantly.

This is a big project, a business worth hundreds of billions.

After completing this major project, not only can we earn hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue, but we can also save a large amount of maintenance costs every year.

Of course, this has nothing to do with Cai Jin.

He is acting as an expert this time, so he does not need to personally participate in the transformation. Instead, he can test and help with analysis after the transformation is completed.

Here, you can also eat and drink well.

Once the preliminary work is completed and it is confirmed that this can be done, the number of converted drones will be as high as 8,000!

The remaining aircraft that will not be modified will be used as collections in military museums to carry out patriotic aviation transactions, allowing latecomers to witness the development of the Chinese Air Force.

As for the modified drones, in addition to some being used to supplement the air force, many will be aimed at exports.

This kind of thing has a broad market for both military and civilian use. With a little modification, it can be used for farm spraying.

Of course, combined with the bionic bird robot, it can also exert great power on the battlefield.

It can be used to consume the opponent's anti-aircraft missiles, and can also be used as a drone for aerial strikes. It can even be used as a powerful missile to a certain extent, which is not impossible!

Cai Jin is quite confident about his transformation plan.

After all, they are all technologies he has mastered. There is no newly developed technology at all. It is just a matter of whether the renovation and construction are done properly.

Gong Chaoming accompanied Cai Jin and walked around the entire airplane cemetery. There were even many airplanes with stories behind them.

And unlike other world-famous aircraft cemeteries, 80% of the aircraft in the aircraft cemetery here can still take off for combat.

It is conceivable that the Lushan Aircraft Storage Center normally makes great efforts to maintain these aircraft.