Chapter 239 Terrifying Stealth Performance, the World's First [ More Subscriptions Requested]

Since the success of the Wing Loong UAV and its rise to fame after being sold at international air shows, it has become recognized worldwide as the most advanced reconnaissance and strike UAV.

I don’t know how many regions overseas want to purchase Wing Loong, and are even willing to raise the price.

As for General Atomics' Reaper drone, no one has been interested in it for a long time.

However, not everyone can purchase Pterosaurs.

In addition to the need for sincerity, there are also restrictions on the quantity of exports.

In addition, because the Wing Loong UAV is cost-effective and has excellent actual combat capabilities, some regions have directly given up purchasing fighter jets and instead purchased drones in batches.

So much so that products of aerospace companies like General Atomics are becoming increasingly unpopular.

I don’t know how much interest I lost.

In this case, since we cannot catch up technically, we can only resort to unsavory means.

They used the media to create public opinion, accusing the sales of Pterosaurs of being detrimental to the stability of the situation.

The sale should be banned immediately.

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China also responded to this at the press conference, reiterating that what was being sold were rescue and search drones.

The product is positioned for civilian use and has no adverse effects.

As for customers who insist on modifying the product by attaching guided bombs after purchasing it, we can’t do anything about it.

After all, you can't sell clothes to consumers and ask them not to modify the size of the clothes.

In short, the main point is that it makes others uncomfortable but helpless.

To some extent, it can be said that we are giving someone a taste of his own medicine.

It is just a domestically-produced reconnaissance and strike drone, but it has brought such an impact internationally, and its popularity is even greater than that of the J-20 stealth fighter.

This has unknowingly raised everyone's attention to drones to a new level.

The stealth unmanned bomber, developed by Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute with Xu Yuan as chief designer, is a more advanced drone than the Wing Loong and is naturally highly anticipated by everyone.

Therefore, even though it was the first flight test, it was not certain how the aircraft would perform.

There were still many people coming to visit the site that day.

But the person with the most complicated emotions must be Huang Yunliang from the Xijing Aircraft Design Institute.

As the chief designer of the domestically-produced stealth bomber, the benchmark from the very beginning of the project was the overseas Ghost stealth bomber.

Developed jointly by Boeing and MIT, each aircraft costs up to US$24 billion.

It is the only stealth strategic bomber in the world today.

No one has been able to shake its position so far.

The high cost alone makes it beyond the reach of many regional forces.

They don’t even dare to start the project.

It can be said that Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation has taken on a lot of pressure by daring to develop its own stealth bomber.

Although various aircraft technologies have developed rapidly in the past two years, they still cannot reach the level of the Ghost stealth bomber.

The most critical point is that if the construction cost cannot be reduced, it will also be a big problem.

Especially with the advent of the Wing Loong, which is known as the aerial bomb truck, the irreplaceability of stealth strategic bombers has declined.

If the stealth unmanned bomber is successfully developed and has very excellent performance, the research significance of stealth strategic bombers will decline.

So when he received the news that the stealth unmanned bomber was going to make its maiden flight, he rushed over on behalf of the project's backbone the day before.

Also present from the aviation industry system was Chairman Lu Dongming.

As for the Fengtian Aircraft Research Institute, they did not participate this time due to the projects on hand.

Besides.

Of course, Yue Jinwei, a member of the Air Force, is also indispensable.

With the Xijing Aero-Engine Group also present, the scene was quite lively.

But in the morning at the Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute Airport, Xu Yuan was talking to an academician whom he was not very familiar with before.

"Academician Zhang, I'm sorry to trouble you with this test."

"It's no big deal to test the stealth performance of our domestically produced aircraft. It's just a good opportunity to test our ground radar module as well."

In the airport building lobby, Zhang Guangyi, a man with gray hair and wearing a pair of rimless reading glasses, answered with a smile.

His unit is the 14th Institute of the Electronic Science and Technology Group, which can be said to be the birthplace of the domestic radar industry.

A pioneer in the research and development of information equipment.

When it comes to the spear and the shield, the country has always made progress in tandem.

While developing stealth fighter jets, we will not neglect the research, development and manufacturing of ground radar modules.

The purpose of stealth fighters is to avoid being detected by enemy radars as much as possible, while ground radar modules are used to detect unfamiliar aircraft.

Both are indispensable.

Unlike the previous Wing Loong UAV's maiden flight test, the most important thing about the stealth unmanned bomber is its stealth.

Only with sufficiently strong stealth performance can certain special tasks be performed.

This is different from the focus of reconnaissance and strike drones.

It just so happened that the research and development team led by Academician Zhang Guangyi had just produced the latest model of ground radar vehicle.

Participating in the testing of stealth unmanned bombers is a good test of the performance of both parties.

Zhang Guangyi admired Xu Yuan very much, and he continued speaking without letting the words drop.

"Speaking of which, the success of our ground radar vehicle is thanks to the active phased array radar solution you designed."

"Your design has directly brought about great progress in our radar industry."

His praise for Xu Yuan was all from the heart and there was no falsehood in it.

After all, that's exactly what happened.

With the active phased array radar being installed on a stealth fighter for the first time, the performance of domestically-produced stealth fighters has surpassed that of the Raptor.

Later, this active phased array radar technology was widely used in various equipment fields.

Greatly improved the performance of ground radar modules.

This greatly increases air safety.

If Xu Yuan was not a member of their Electronic Technology Group and was in charge of many projects, he would have wanted to find Xu Yuan from time to time to discuss radar technology.

He was very happy that he had the chance to participate in the testing of the stealth unmanned bomber.

At the same time, I felt that this was an opportunity to discuss the relevant situation of the ground radar vehicle with Xu Yuan.

After listening to Zhang Guangyi's words, Xu Yuan said humbly: "At the beginning, I also hoped to improve the overall performance of the stealth fighter by enhancing the radar detection distance based on the original radar technology of the stealth fighter, so I developed the active phased array solution. But the application of this solution to various fields is inseparable from radar researchers like Academician Zhang." He had a warm smile on his face throughout the whole process.

After chatting with Xu Yuan to this point, Zhang Guangyi's smile became even brighter.

Then he openly expressed another little thought in his mind.

"After the test is over, I would like to discuss active phased array radar technology with you."

"Of course no problem." Xu Yuan agreed immediately after hearing that.

Just as the two were having a pleasant conversation, Huang Yunliang came over with several project members from his institute.

The expression on his face was slightly complicated.

After walking closer and stopping, he took the initiative to start a conversation.

"Professor Xu, your drone research and development project is progressing too fast."

"It's only been a short time since the pterosaur's first flight."

"A more advanced stealth unmanned bomber is about to be tested again."

"We at Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation are under great pressure right now. We are almost forced to suspend the domestic stealth strategic bomber project."

It can be seen that Huang Yunliang has been under a lot of pressure recently, and he started complaining as soon as he opened his mouth.

When Xu Yuan heard this, he turned around and didn't know what to say.

If we want to compete with the overseas Ghost stealth strategic bomber and ensure that all parameters are not lagging behind, it will be difficult to control the construction cost.

But if you actively reduce the parameters, it will seem a bit useless.

It would be better to use stealth unmanned bombers to gain advantages with their low cost and quantity.

For the stealth unmanned bomber that we designed ourselves and is 100% domestically produced.

He can be said to be very confident.

Although some of its parameters are not as good as the Ghost strategic bomber, it is even better in other areas.

Once everyone has truly witnessed the performance of this stealth unmanned bomber, it may be a question whether Huang Yunliang and his team should continue to develop their project.

At least it can be postponed for a few years. After the relevant technology is upgraded and the cost is reduced, it may be a good idea to manufacture a few aircraft.

Of course he didn't say this directly.

After all, Huang Yunliang and his team have put a lot of effort into this project.

So when the topic came to my lips, I decided to limit it to drones.

"Our drone technology is already very mature, and Xifa has quickly completed the required turbofan engines, so the progress is naturally faster than normal fighter jets."

He had just finished speaking, before Huang Yunliang could respond, he heard Chang Hanping's voice coming from the side.

"Our group does not dare to take credit for the development of domestic turbofan engines."

Chang Hanping noticed that everyone's attention was focused on him, so he smiled and continued speaking.

"If Professor Xu hadn't come to us specifically to provide guidance on the design and development of the engine, we wouldn't have been able to produce a domestically produced engine that met the requirements in such a short time."

Although he gave all the credit to Xu Yuan, he looked quite proud when he said this.

Because of the three-dimensional vector thrust technology proposed by Xu Yuan, and the use of special design and coating to make the engine have low infrared and radar characteristics, their group finally achieved all of them.

Despite these requirements, they are already very demanding for engine development.

It is for this reason that he is proud of this domestically-made turbofan engine.

I believe that the stealth unmanned bomber equipped with this engine will definitely have outstanding performance.

He must witness this scene of far-reaching significance with his own eyes.

Xu Yuan obviously didn't want to give up the credit with Chang Hanping in front of everyone.

So he didn't continue the conversation.

Just when I was thinking about how to turn the topic back to Huang Yunliang, I saw Chairman Lu Dongming, Jia Yueguang and Yue Jinwei coming over.

Yue Jinwei was obviously very impatient for the maiden flight of the new UAV today because of the excellent performance of the Wing Loong. Before he even walked up to it and stopped, a deep smile mixed with joy could be seen on his face.

"Professor Xu."

"You have to give us another surprise today."

"I haven't seen the stealth unmanned bomber used for testing yet."

"Don't worry, Commander Yue, you'll see it soon." Xu Yuan answered with a smile on his face.

Director Jia Yueguang, who was walking along with them, also quickly echoed the sentiment.

"Researcher Liang Zhanjun, who is in charge of this project, is already preparing and is currently conducting the final takeoff test of the drone. It will appear on the runway soon."

"I heard that this drone is more advanced than the Wing Loong. I can't help but get anxious." Yue Jinwei laughed heartily.

In the following time, everyone waited patiently, and the anticipation in their eyes never disappeared.

Regardless of the success of the last pterosaur's first flight, it was out of trust in Xu Yuan's ability.

Everyone has no concerns about today's first flight test of the new drone.

I believe the test will be successful.

The main expectation is how excellent the performance of this new stealth unmanned bomber can be.

About ten minutes later, Zhao Yuefeng trotted in.

As soon as he steadied his feet, he immediately reported: "The aircraft has completed the inspection and meets the takeoff standards."

Now Zhao Yuefeng has officially become an associate researcher in the institute and is also involved in the research and development of stealth drone bombers.

At this time, Jia Yueguang, the director of the institute, did not speak, and seemed to give all the right to speak to Xu Yuan.

After all, Xu Yuan is the chief designer.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan did not waste any more time and gave the order immediately.

"Let's get started according to the original process."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Lu Dongming, Yue Jinwei and others: "Then let's all go over there too."

Take Yue Jinwei for example, he has been eager to see this new drone.

After hearing this, he walked out first without waiting for anyone else to move.

Then everyone else followed and came to the stands.

Not long after.

Under the gaze of many eager eyes, the door of the hangar not far away slowly opened.

Then a dark gray-coated drone emerged from it.

For the people in the institute, they had seen this stealth unmanned bomber before.

Although he appeared in the field of vision and still had a great impact, the expression on his face was still calm.

But people like Lu Dongming, Yue Jinwei, Huang Yunliang and others, their eyes widened the moment they saw the plane for the first time, and even their expressions seemed to be frozen on their faces, they were shocked and a little dazed.

After being stunned for almost a few seconds, Lu Dongming was the first to come back to his senses.

A word came out of his mouth subconsciously.

"It's really just a drone. It's so sci-fi."

Yue Jinwei slapped his thigh excitedly, and his eyes looked as if he had seen some rare treasure.

I can't wait to bring this plane back now.

"Okay!"

"Such aircraft should be put into service as soon as possible and equipped to the troops in large numbers."

Huang Yunliang, on the other hand, couldn't believe it and murmured, "A drone similar to the Ghost stealth strategic bomber?"

When he first saw the Wing Loong UAV, he thought it was just a small bomber because of its long range, heavy payload and multi-purpose positioning, and it could not be considered a UAV at all.

But now seeing the drone in front of him, he was truly certain that what Xu Yuan designed was actually a bomber.

It just doesn't require a driver to drive.

It is basically out of the scope of drones.

After all, this sci-fi drone in front of us looks like a youthful version of the Ghost stealth strategic bomber.

Xu Yuan and Huang Yunliang were not far from each other, so he naturally heard what Huang Yunliang said.

So I took the opportunity to briefly explain to you this 100% domestically produced stealth unmanned bomber.

"This stealth unmanned bomber adopts the same flying wing design as the overseas Ghost stealth strategic bomber."

“So there will be some similarities in appearance.”

"The entire aircraft is 10 meters long, with a wingspan of 22 meters, and is equipped with two domestically produced turbofan engines."

"However, compared with the conventional flying wing layout, our drone adopts some special designs."

"The nose of the drone is at a relatively sharp angle, and then the angle of the leading edge of the wing becomes smaller, so that both endurance and high-speed performance can be taken into account."

"In addition, a smaller sweep angle is used to ensure that the engine power is constant while meeting high-speed performance and having a strong load capacity."

"Theoretically, the maximum take-off weight can reach 13 tons."

"There are two large bomb bays in the belly of the fuselage, which can carry two tons of ammunition, including anti-radiation missiles and air-to-ship missiles."

After listening to Xu Yuan's explanation, Huang Yunliang was deeply shocked.

Judging from these parameters alone, it is indeed more impressive than their stealth bomber project.

This leaves the most critical question.

That’s the cost of a drone.

The thought stayed here, and without even thinking about it, he immediately turned his head and asked Xu Yuan.

"Professor Xu."

"How much does this stealth unmanned bomber you developed cost?"

As soon as these words came out.

It also immediately attracted the attention of Lu Dongming and Yue Jinwei, and they turned to look at Xu Yuan.

Obviously very interested in the answer.

Xu Yuan also knew that the cost of stealth bombers was unique, and it was precisely because of this that many forces chose to give up.

There is no need to consider developing a stealth bomber.

Therefore, the cost can be said to be the most important concern.

However, faced with this question, Xu Yuan did not answer immediately, but directly threw the topic to Liang Zhanjun who had already come over.

"Professor Liang, please answer this question."

After hearing this, Liang Zhanjun had a mysterious smile on his face and said a number the next second.

"The cost of our stealth unmanned bomber is about 20 million yuan."

"It will never exceed 30 million."

Almost at the moment Liang Zhanjun finished speaking, Yue Jinwei might not be quite clear about the meaning of this number.

But Huang Yunliang and Lu Dongming couldn't help but gasp.

"Hi~"

“It’s less than 30 million?”

Huang Yunliang was deeply shocked by this number, and at the same time he felt that the research and development of the stealth bomber should be abandoned or postponed.

After all, according to their estimates, it would cost at least tens of billions of dollars to build a stealth bomber, which is enough to build many stealth unmanned bombers.

Just imagine.

If dozens of stealth unmanned bombers, with two built-in ammunition bays fully loaded with ammunition, carry out the mission.

Its effect is certainly far greater than that of a stealth bomber.

The most crucial point is that it is self-evident which loss is greater: if a stealth bomber is damaged during a mission or if a stealth unmanned bomber is damaged.

Even the Ghost stealth strategic bombers overseas do not carry out missions frequently.

I was afraid that something might go wrong and cause very serious losses.

It is common sense that when an aircraft is equipped with stealth features, the cost will increase significantly.

But in the end, it is only a few times more than the Wing Loong UAV. If it were placed overseas, it would be unthinkable.

"This number is indeed amazing. If it can have good stealth performance, it can indeed replace the domestically produced stealth bombers."

Lu Dongming took over Huang Yunliang's words and said something, then fell into deep thought, not knowing what he was thinking.

Just when the atmosphere around them was silent for a moment, Xu Yuan continued speaking.

"The turbofan engine of this stealth unmanned bomber has been specially designed."

"The aircraft's radar refraction area is further reduced through the serrated tail nozzle convergence fins and paint."

"In addition, the stealth coating material used in the aircraft has been upgraded to a new generation compared to the J-20 to ensure the aircraft's stealth performance."

"Of course, the performance can only be known after testing. This time we have specially cooperated with Academician Zhang Guangyi of the Electronic Technology Group Corporation, and the most advanced ground radar vehicle will be used for detection during the flight test."

Regardless of the aircraft's maximum take-off weight and payload, stealth performance is the most important due to the particularity of the mission, and the possibility of being detected by enemy radar must be reduced.

Otherwise, it would be better to choose the Wing Loong UAV, which is cheaper and has a longer range.

After listening to Xu Yuan's words, everyone nodded, knowing that the next test results would be the highlight.

So the attention quickly focused on the plane again.

Soon, under the control of the computer, the two turbofan engines at the tail of the stealth unmanned bomber began to increase power to propel the aircraft.

Then it suddenly left the ground, retracted its landing gear, rushed into the sky, and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

There is currently no plan to announce this advanced stealth unmanned bomber to the public.

Therefore, this flight test will not be announced to the public.

There were no media reporters at the scene and filming was prohibited.

Unlike previous tests of the Wing Loong UAV, the new stealth unmanned bomber can fly at a higher altitude and faster speed, so there is no need to worry about being photographed by the public.

After all, the world's most advanced stealth unmanned bomber like this must be used as a trump card and displayed at the critical moment to deter those villains who are ready to make moves.

At this time, the plane has been out of sight. If you want to continue to know the status of the stealth unmanned bomber, it is naturally impossible to stay outside.

You need to go to the drone platform control room.

In addition, the ground radar vehicle observation platform that Zhang Guangyi is responsible for is also in the same control room.

Xu Yuan also reminded in time:
"Everyone."

"Let's go to the control room first. We can see more things there."

It was not the first time for everyone present to participate in a drone test flight, so they were relatively familiar with the relevant situation.

Before Xu Yuan could even open his mouth, someone had already walked towards the control room.

So at this time, no one will waste time.

Immediately, the rest of the people followed Xu Yuan and arrived at the drone platform control room within two minutes.

As soon as I walked in, I heard Zhang Guangyi's happy voice.

"Professor Xu, please come and take a look."

"Currently your drones are under real-time monitoring by our ground radar vehicles."

Xu Yuan didn't think much about it. He walked over and looked at the real-time radar detection situation displayed on the screen.

It was indeed as Zhang Guangyi said, the stealth unmanned bomber that had just flown into the sky had been detected by radar.

However, his facial expression did not change.

Stealth aircraft are mainly achieved through their appearance design and stealth coating materials with radar-absorbing functions.

This is to avoid radar and reduce the possibility of being discovered by radar.

But this does not mean that stealth aircraft cannot be seen.

On the contrary, if it is very close to the radar, it can still be detected by ground radar.

The key is to look at the distance at which it is detected.

The drone has just taken off, and several of the latest active phased array radar vehicles have been deployed around it. It is normal to detect the stealth unmanned bomber.

If this situation is not discovered, it does not mean that the stealth performance of their stealth unmanned bomber is so good, but simply that the ground radar vehicle is not effective enough.

With his mind working quickly, Xu Yuan casually replied, "Academician Zhang, you may as well wait a little longer."

Zhang Guangyi felt a little embarrassed when he heard this, because he was too confident in his ground radar vehicle and forgot this point.

So he forced himself to keep smiling while talking about another thing he had discovered.

"Of course, the stealth performance of the stealth unmanned bomber you designed is still very strong."

"According to calculations, the aircraft's radar reflection area is only 0.01 square meters, which is even smaller than a sparrow."

Xu Yuan had seen the relevant forecast data a long time ago, and was not surprised that the stealth unmanned bomber had a radar reflection area of ​​only 0.01 square meters.

Therefore, the expression on his face did not fluctuate much.

But Huang Yunliang, who was standing next to him, couldn't do that, because he knew best what this number represented.

"The radar reflection area is only 0.01 square meters?"

"The performance of this radar is no less than that of the Ghost stealth strategic bomber."

I immediately exclaimed twice.

You should know that the radar reflection area of ​​the world's only Ghost stealth strategic bomber is only 0.01 square meters.

However, the radar reflection area of ​​the domestically-produced fifth-generation stealth fighter is as large as 0.027 square meters.

About the size of a sparrow.

Just from this simple comparison, we can see the terrifying stealth performance of this new stealth unmanned bomber.

Coupled with the cost advantage, it is enough to be called the number one in the world.

Listening to Huang Yunliang marveling at the stealth performance of the stealth unmanned bomber, Zhang Guangyi also had a smile on his face.

They were just happy about the ground radar vehicle developed by their research institute.

After all, even a stealth unmanned bomber with such excellent stealth performance is still invisible to their ground radar vehicles.

But just when he thought that the ground radar vehicle could continue to detect and track the stealth unmanned bomber, he suddenly heard a report from the staff.

"Academician Zhang."

"The stealth unmanned bomber's radar signal has been lost, and the target has escaped radar detection."

"What?" Zhang Guangyi was suddenly startled.

He did not dare to hesitate for the next second and immediately focused his attention on the radar display screen.

Even willing to do it yourself.

But just as the staff nearby reported, this stealth unmanned bomber seemed to have disappeared suddenly.

No matter how it scanned, the ground radar vehicle could not track the target.

On the other hand, looking at the drone control platform that Zhao Yuefeng is responsible for, he can see that the drone is still flying according to the original route.

In the end, Zhang Guangyi had no choice but to accept this fact.

But his expression looked very solemn.

This stealth unmanned bomber has a strong stealth performance. Its radar reflection area is only 0.01 square meters, which is much smaller than a sparrow. However, it disappeared from the ground radar so quickly. This result is really hard to accept calmly.

After all, from the time the drone took off to now, the distance from the ground radar is still very close.

It is undoubtedly very dangerous that it cannot be detected at this distance.

You should know that the radar reflection area of ​​this stealth unmanned bomber is the same as that of the Ghost stealth strategic bomber overseas.

If it is the opponent's ghost flying over and it is not detected in time, the consequences are self-evident.

Because by the time the plane was detected, it was already very close.

There was no time to react.

Also unable to accept it were several people from the 14th Institute who came with Zhang Guangyi.

"The stealth performance of this aircraft is so terrifying that it can disappear from radar at such a close distance."

"This is also the first time I have encountered this. Previously, we were able to achieve long-distance tracking and detection against the J-20."

Zhang Guangyi immediately waved his hand and said, "The radar reflection area of ​​the J-20 is much larger than this."

At this time, Xu Yuan was worried that Zhang Guangyi was too upset, so he quickly said a few words to comfort him.

"In addition to having a very small radar reflection area, our stealth unmanned bomber also has a special stealth design on the engine, and uses a new generation of stealth coating materials. It is very normal for it to escape the detection of ground radar at a relatively close distance."

To sum up, what he meant was that the reason why the stealth unmanned bomber could escape radar detection so quickly was because of this.

This is mainly because the aircraft’s own radar performance is too strong, not because their ground radar vehicle is not good enough.

As a veteran of the Electronic Technology Group, Zhang Guangyi had been selected as an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering many years ago. How could he not understand what Xu Yuan meant?

But he also has his own pride. As the project leader, if there is a problem, he must look for it in the project.

As soon as Xu Yuan finished speaking, without waiting for him to continue, he raised his hand and said:
"No matter how stealthy your drones are, our ground radars are limited to this level."

"At least it should be able to detect the target at a very long distance, just like the J-20."

"After we return, we will continue to study the ground radar module and strive to upgrade its performance again."

Although Xu Yuan had little contact with Zhang Guangyi, he could understand the rigor of the other party in research project products as a senior scientific researcher.

He also admired this very much.

Then he took the initiative to change the subject and continued with a smile.

"After the test is over, I will come to see Academician Zhang to discuss the active phased array radar."

"That's great, then we've got a deal." Upon hearing this, Zhang Guangyi immediately smiled and finalized it.

……

By this time, everyone has a basic understanding of the performance of this stealth unmanned bomber.

Not too concerned about subsequent flight tests.

After all, even active phased array ground radars cannot track and detect at a long distance.

This is enough to illustrate its abnormal stealth ability.

Perhaps it is even better than the Ghost stealth strategic bomber overseas.

As a stealth unmanned bomber, if it meets the stealth performance requirements, it is basically halfway to success.

Combined with the relevant technologies previously developed for the Wing Loong UAV, there will basically be no problems with the range and flight speed.

And this is indeed the case.

The entire flight test lasted until the evening, and all tests delivered satisfactory results.

This also gave everyone at the scene a clearer understanding of this stealth unmanned bomber.

"According to the test results, the maximum flight time of our stealth unmanned bomber exceeds fifteen hours."

"The maximum flight speed is Mach 0.8."

"The maximum cruising altitude is 13000 meters."

into the night.

Still in the drone platform control room, as Zhao Yuefeng gave a detailed report on the data of the stealth unmanned bomber, Yue Jinwei, Lu Dongming and Jia Yueguang all looked very excited.

I know that Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute has once again developed an amazing aircraft for the country.

The aviation industry obtained approval from above very early on and began to develop domestically produced advanced stealth strategic bombers.

And it is directly targeted at the overseas Ghost stealth strategic bomber.

Finally, this task was handed over to Xi'an Aircraft Industry Corporation.

But after so much time has passed, I still can't give a satisfactory answer.

This is inevitably embarrassing for the entire group, and they are under great pressure.

But now, Jincheng Aircraft Design and Institute has developed such an aircraft with terrifying stealth performance, which can be called a youthful version of the Ghost stealth strategic bomber, which undoubtedly solves the demand for bombers.

The key is that this stealth unmanned bomber is cheap enough.

at the same time.

Huang Yunliang also made a decision, and taking advantage of the current atmosphere, he suddenly spoke to Chairman Lu Dongming.

"Chairman Lu, I propose to re-examine the stealth bomber project."

As soon as these words were spoken, without waiting for others to react, the faces of several project members following Huang Yunliang suddenly became nervous.

I don’t want to see a project that I put so much effort into but in the end I don’t see any results.

But Huang Yunliang had obviously made a decision, and his eyes were fixed on Lu Dongming, waiting for an answer.

However, it is obviously not appropriate to consider this issue at this moment, not to mention that for such a large project, one person’s opinion does not count.

Lu Dongming doesn't have this right either.

After a slight hesitation, Lu Dongming finally responded.

"The group will hold a meeting to study this matter and come up with a plan. Let's not talk about it today."

Huang Yunliang naturally had no objection to this answer, and then he didn't say anything more.

Instead, Yue Jinwei walked up to Xu Yuan in a swift stride, patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder and instructed:
"This stealth unmanned bomber must be mass-produced as soon as possible. We will definitely equip it for service."

He still didn't hide the impatience in his eyes while speaking.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan immediately replied: "Don't worry, Commander Yue. Compared to manufacturing stealth fighters, stealth unmanned bombers are much easier." He was not worried about mass production at all.

In addition, he and Liang Zhanjun will not be responsible for new projects in the future, and their main focus will still be on these two drones.

Continue to optimize and improve it and add new features.

For example, take the stealth unmanned bomber. By installing a conformal array radar antenna on it, it can be transformed into an unmanned early warning aircraft, which can become a clone of a large early warning aircraft.

In short, with the help of drone platforms, many different types of drones can be developed.

As it was already late, many people present were over 50 years old.

It is indeed tiring to have persisted through this test until now, so I won’t waste any more time.

Then, under the arrangement of the institute, they returned to their rooms to rest one after another.

But what is certain is that many people will be unable to sleep tonight because they are too excited.

We look forward to seeing how the world will react when this stealth unmanned bomber is officially unveiled.

After all, before this, the only stealth strategic bomber that could achieve this level of stealth performance was the Ghost.

And they also have very high confidence in their stealth bomber.

I don't think there will be another one in the world that can compare with it.

However, the reality is that the stealth performance of stealth unmanned bombers has long surpassed that of the Spirit stealth strategic bomber.

It truly ranks first in the world.

It is worth mentioning that Academician Zhang Guangyi did not rush back to the 14th Institute the next day.

He took the initiative to find Xu Yuan and discussed with him about active phased array radar.

And during the discussion, the two reached a consensus on one thing.

If you want to further improve the performance of ground-based radar, active phased array radar is still the best choice.

We can only start from semiconductor materials.

Active phased array radar can be further upgraded by using semiconductor materials with better performance.

With the successful completion of the first flight test of the stealth unmanned bomber, Xu Yuan returned to the School of Mathematics of Qinghua University and continued to study and verify the Hodge conjecture without stopping.

After all, with the help of new methods and ideas, he has now reached 90% progress in proving the Hodge conjecture.

It can be said that we are just one step away from complete proof.

In this case, you must complete it in one go.

In fact, this is exactly what he did. For the next two months, he basically locked himself in the office.

I even hung a do not disturb sign on the door, and basically no one would look for him unless it was something urgent.

As for the effect, it is naturally satisfactory.

In the remaining 10% of the progress bar, there was no bottleneck like before.

As time passed, and in the blink of an eye it was August, the progress bar on the panel had reached 98 percent.

We are about to prove the Hodge conjecture, the most abstract mathematical problem in the world.

Coincidentally, the Seoul International Congress of Mathematicians will be held in a few days.

Although Xu Yuan did not attend the last session and asked his mentor Tang Shihong to accept the Fields Medal on his behalf, he should be present this time.

Even many mathematicians predicted that he would participate.

However, when the Mathematics Council came to inquire, Xu Yuan gave a negative answer without hesitation.

joke.

He was about to prove Hodge's conjecture completely, so how could he run around outside at this time?

Moreover, he believed that when the news of his proof of the Hodge conjecture came out, perhaps the attention of the entire mathematics community would not be on the mathematicians' conference.

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(End of this chapter)