Chapter 1193 New Requirements for Anti-Invisibility

Two days later.

Pentagon.

A routine US defense press conference has come to an end.

With the conclusion of the spectacular Second Battle of Fallujah in late 2004 and the national elections that followed, the situation in the Mesopotamian region has, at least on the surface, entered a relatively stable phase.

The White House has also reiterated that it will withdraw more than 2007 percent of its troops from the region by 70 in order to "get the boys home as soon as possible."

Although Mr. Bush's promises have almost completely lost their credibility in recent years, this time, thanks to the effective media control carried out by the coalition authorities, the photos and videos that were finally disclosed were basically completely focused on the stable and peaceful life inside the Green Zone, which was still deceptive enough for these office media in the United States.

It was precisely for this reason that this press conference was so calm that it was a bit boring. The only relatively sharp questions were blocked by spokesman Brian Whitman with the promotional materials that had been prepared in advance.

The entire venue was filled with a relatively relaxed atmosphere.

Many reporters looked at the situation around them and even started packing up and preparing to go off work.

However, at this moment, an Air Force officer in a brigadier general's uniform suddenly appeared from a small door on the side, then walked quickly to Whitman and whispered a few words to the latter.

Because of the distance, no one else could hear the conversation between the two.

But almost everyone noticed that the muscles on Whitman's face, including the corners of his mouth, twitched for a moment.

It was obvious that something big must have happened to cause such a dramatic reaction from this experienced spokesperson, and at such short notice.

Many reporters who had just put away their tools quickly took out their pens and papers or computers again when they saw this.

Sure enough, after the Air Force Commodore left, Whitman adjusted his mood a little and spoke again in a calm tone:

"Everyone, I just received new news."

At this point, he paused deliberately to give the reporters time to record and press the shutter, and then continued:

"The Air Force has decided to deploy the F22 fighter jets to Kadena Base as soon as they formally form initial operational capabilities next month to participate in the 'Safe Sky-2005' military exercise jointly conducted with the Air Self-Defense Force to demonstrate our determination and ability to defend the security of our allies..."

The message was not long, but it was like a bolt from the blue.

The media, who were a little drowsy just now, suddenly seemed to be injected with chicken blood and fell into excitement.

……

"To threaten us, of course!"

In a meeting room at the Air Force Headquarters, Political Commissar Deng Changyou slammed the table when faced with this sudden news:

In the general perception, the commander-in-chief of the command line tends to have a worse temper and a more radical stance, while the commander-in-chief of the political work line is relatively gentle and often plays a cooling role.

But in fact, both of them are equal military commanders, and their styles of doing things are more influenced by their personalities and environment.

For example, now, as the commander, Qiao Chenqing quickly held down the old friend to prevent the conference table, which had been used for many years, from continuing to lose -1 HP:

"According to the response principles given by our superiors at the beginning of the year, we cannot take the initiative to intensify or escalate the conflict, but we must also ensure that we respond in kind as soon as the other side initiates a provocation to ensure that our national sovereignty and dignity are not violated." "Now the fourth-generation fighter jets of the US military have moved to Okinawa. If, as their spokesperson said, they are just conducting joint exercises in the surrounding waters, then we will respond with a joint sea and air exercise of comparable scale. You play your game, I play mine, and we don't interfere with each other. This is the best way."

"But there is another scenario we have to consider."

Qiao Chenqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his gaze instantly became sharp:

"The enemy used the stealth capability of the F22 fighter jet to conduct probing near our airspace, and even attempted to conduct a quick in-and-out invasion."

The atmosphere in the entire conference hall became tense because of his straightforward words.

"So, we must find a way to track... or at least discover the traces of these planes in advance. Once we find them approaching, we will send out aviation forces to interfere with and drive them away!"

For a moment, everyone present lowered their heads in deep thought.

Anti-stealth again.

It's that old topic again.

Some of the people sitting here certainly know that six years ago, our country had achieved extremely impressive results in the field of anti-stealth warfare.

Part of the "Ghost of Kansas" is still preserved in an archive that is not open to the public.

But there is a lot of luck involved.

Moreover, the improved radar was able to stably detect the B2 entering the attack route and preparing to drop bombs at almost face-to-face distance.

This is obviously not enough for the struggle over the East China Sea.

On the one hand, it was impossible to allow enemy aircraft to fly too close to the coastline.

On the other hand, the F22 has stronger stealth and maneuverability, leaving the air force with less reaction time.

Therefore, new and higher requirements are also put forward for anti-stealth operations.

The Air Force's radar equipment has naturally been upgraded in recent years, but it is not a complete transformation after all. Most of the truly new generation equipment is in the critical stage of research and development and is unlikely to be put into use in one or two months.

Moreover, in the absence of stealth aircraft as sparring partners, no one can guarantee how much effect they can have against an opponent whose background is unknown.

After several minutes of silence, Li Jianqiang, deputy director of the Air Force Equipment Research Institute and professor at the Air Force Early Warning Academy, gently raised his hand.

Qiao Chenqing gestured for him to speak freely.

"Reporting to the commander, in the past few years, I have been studying ways to use existing equipment to maximize anti-stealth capabilities based on the two victories in the Balkan Peninsula and the theory proposed by General Chang... Academician Chang."

Li Jianqiang replied:

"In general, when facing small RCS targets, if two of the four monostatic radars are used only for receiving functions and the other two are used only for transmitting functions to form a composite dual-static radar network, then under the appropriate deployment parameters, the effective detection range will be increased by more than 45% compared to the four radars used separately!"