Chapter 1120: Revenge for the Ring Project
Originally, Liang Shaoxiu just treated what Cassore said as a background story.
After all, the export model can never be more important than the one for personal use.
Even if the other party tells a lot of stories, I must focus my main attention on the KJ-2000.
However, after hearing what the other party said, he immediately threw the previous thought behind his mind.
Liang Shaoxiu doesn't care too much about what's going on with Ericsson.
After all, the relationship between China and Sweden is purely a commercial competition.
Just like last time in Siam, and later in South America.
Even if there are wins and losses, it is all business matters.
But Elta...
Or is it bidding for early warning aircraft?
Sorry, this gets personal.
The pit dug in the ring project that year did not really harm China because of Chang Haonan.
But this matter is not so easy to get over.
Regardless of which company the Middle Eastern oil guys will choose in the end, as long as there is someone competing with the Kingdom of David, my Gaofei Group must lend a hand!
Of course, no matter what he thought in his heart, Liang Shaoxiu still had to be cautious on the surface and not appear too anxious.
So he pretended to be calm and asked:
"Are we the only three participating?"
However, the reason why Casore said that just now was because he saw that the Chinese side could not swallow the anger of that year and was using provocation to provoke them.
If the person standing opposite him was an old fox like Zhu Linyu or Lin Zuoming, perhaps they could have a battle.
But as a technician, Liang Shaoxiu is still a little lacking in acting skills.
In fact, before he even opened his mouth, the changes in his eyes and expression had already betrayed his inner thoughts.
But Casore didn't point it out.
After all, everyone has the same goal.
So I just pretended I didn't hear it and answered directly:
"If I must say, there was another company, E2C, that also participated in the bidding, but was eliminated after the paper verification... Of course, Northrop Grumman probably didn't take the order seriously, so in the end, there were only three of us who actually participated."
As a carrier-based early warning aircraft that makes all concessions to catapult takeoff, the performance of the E2 series is indeed average.
Not only is the range and speed very bad, but the key is that it also has a two-coordinate radar. The only advantage is that it can detect in all directions, but it is offset by the crappy mechanical scanning...
It is indeed impossible to compare with the other three heroes.
What's more, the E2 series has more than one hundred aircraft, so this is not a big deal.
After laying the groundwork a bit, Liang Shaoxiu asked the part he was most curious about:
"Any information about the other two products?"
As of 2003, although China has had closer exchanges with the West, especially Europe, it is still not considered "one of our own" in terms of military.
Therefore, a lot of information that is considered public to European and American counterparts cannot be transmitted smoothly here.
The information gap still exists.
"Ericsson is mainly promoting its next-generation products, which are still in the early stages of development, so there is no accurate information... The carrier aircraft should have made its first flight at the beginning of the year. The Global 8 is about the same size as the Falcon 5000Z, but its range and speed are inferior, which is a shortcoming."
Casore also emphasized the performance advantages of his own platform.
Although a large part of it is contributed by Huaxia, at least the overall design is still the work of him and Ed Steiner:
"As for David's side... this time they are promoting the EL/W-2085 radar, which is similar to the one they are going to deliver to India, except that the disc-shaped antenna has been replaced with a conformal array... You should be more familiar with its performance than I am."
After saying this, he glanced at Liang Shaoxiu with a meaningful look.
Add fuel to the fire.
It's really adding fuel to the fire.
But I have to admit, the effect is very good.
Although Liang Shaoxiu had not yet lost his mind, his temper had turned red:
"The comrade in charge of radar development and testing is currently unable to leave, but if the information is complete, then we may be able to start investigating the platform's load conditions and structure first..."
While the two were talking, the ground crew had already towed the plane into the final assembly workshop next door.
At the same time, Liu Yongquan also went to Liang Shaoxiu with a pile of documents in his hand for his signature.
"Mr. Liu, I saw that the results of the academician selection were only announced last week, so Academician Chang should still be in Beijing now?"
While taking out a pen and quickly writing his name, he casually asked Liu Yongquan next to him.
Whether it is the Falcon 8Z or the optically controlled phased array radar, Chang Haonan plays an important role in it.
Although the latter did not continue to directly participate in the KJ-2000 project after completing the communication technology verification, it is reasonable to send someone to report such a big thing.
However, Liu Yongquan looked shocked:
"You do not know?"
Liang Shaoxiu stopped writing and looked up at the other party:
"what do you know?"
"Academician Chang is in Gaojing. He should have just arrived yesterday..."
Although Liang Shaoxiu and Chang Haonan have a close relationship, they are not in the same unit after all, so there is a layer of separation between them.
It is normal that the information is not timely.
"Then I have to go find him myself..."
……
Liang Shaoxiu is quite efficient in doing things.
After making proper arrangements for Cassore and his group, Liang Shaoxiu found a time and went to Gaofa Group in a private capacity.
Of course, although he is a private person, it has only been four or five years since the two sides separated, and they have always been in contact at work, so they would not really disown him.
So I met Chang Haonan smoothly.
As soon as we got started, we naturally congratulated each other as per custom.
But Chang Haonan immediately saw that the other party had other purposes for coming here, so he quickly found an opportunity to change the subject:
"Old Liu reported to me two days ago that the transfer of the Falcon 8Z has been completed... So Comrade Shao Xiu, your visit this time should be related to the early warning aircraft, right?"
After these few days, Liang Shaoxiu realized that his acting was not convincing, so he simply told him everything.
To be honest, although Chang Haonan initially positioned the "Gaoming" system for export, and mainly for big dog owners, he did not expect to find a second buyer other than France so quickly.
I can only say that luck does play a role.
And when the other party mentioned that one of the competitors was David's Falcon system, he instantly became excited.
It’s just that due to my current status, I can’t swear:
"Just wait for me..."
Chang Haonan tapped the table lightly with one hand:
"It's time to avenge the Ring Project!"
Seeing that Mr. Chang's reaction was similar to his own, Liang Shaoxiu, who was originally a little nervous, finally became confident:
"I have already discussed the details with Mr. Didier Casore of Dassault. As far as the technical level of our products is concerned, we should have an absolute advantage..."
“I am confident about this.”
Chang Haonan smiled and waved his hand.
After all, it was he who proposed the idea of optically controlled phased array radar, and its advantages of wide bandwidth and wide-angle scanning are absolutely unique in this era.
Therefore, he changed the subject:
"But since we know this, then the other party must also know it..."
"So, in order to ensure that we win the bid in the end... or at least ensure that David Country is not selected, we need to make some additional preparations."
