Chapter 120 3-year window period

Compared to Chang Haonan, who recognized Lu Yuying's identity at once, the former even took a few seconds to confirm that the young man in front of him was the Beijing Airlines undergraduate student with whom he had met once.

It's not that Chang Haonan's handsome face is unrecognizable.

In fact, according to Lu Yuying's concept, the other party's research field should be related to aircraft aerodynamic design and should have nothing to do with the field of aviation power.

"You... still know about aircraft engines?"

Faced with this simple question, Chang Haonan was a little unsure of how to answer it for a moment.

"Well, I know a little bit..."

This sentence attracted strange looks from several people nearby——

Good guy, you know a little bit, but what level are we at?

However, these words must not be said, so several people turned their attention to the test plan on the table again.

"General Master Lu, you are here this time..."

Although he used a questioning tone, Chang Haonan looked at the group of foreigners walking in and basically made a guess.

As long as it is not in the process of testing, the control room of the high-altitude platform itself is not a secret.

Abroad, this is a place where many reporters can come in and take photos.

Although China is not so open, it is still no problem to bring some potential customers to visit.

After all, SB101 is "Asia's first", marking that China has the ability to completely independently develop and test aero engines, which is definitely a long-term success.

He just couldn't tell which country those people were from.

To Chang Haonan, everyone in that area seemed to be dressed similarly.

"Come here with a delegation from the **** Air Force, you know, some... arms sales matters." Lu Yuying replied.

"You will take it personally?"

If Pakistan has the intention to purchase the J-7F, then it is normal for Lu Yuying, as the chief model engineer, to receive and introduce the model at the 611 Institute, but in any case there is no reason for him to be followed by a technician to Fucheng.

"No, no, no, the leader is a comrade from China Aviation Technology, over there."

Lu Yuying pointed to another corner of the room: "My name is Yang Huimei."

This name Chang Haonan is very familiar. I feel like I have heard it somewhere before, but I can't remember it for a while.

This is also one of the things that a reborn person would occasionally worry about. When faced with something that is impressive but not familiar, he first needs to figure out in which life he had contact with it.

But now is not the time to dwell on such minutiae.

"Is Pakistan interested in your J-7F project?"

In the previous life, due to many reasons such as the slow progress of this project and the immature design of the mandibular air inlet, a batch of J-90MGs were finally purchased for transition in the late 7s.

Now, thanks to his presence, that may have changed.

"Don't say that." Lu Yuying waved her hand:

"Your paper, as well as the data and methods provided, will contribute no less to this project than mine."

“In any case, having intentional users is a good thing.”

Chang Haonan did not continue to dwell on the details.

"Strictly speaking, the original purpose of the Pakistani delegation's visit this time was not to purchase a batch of improved J-7s."

"Then...is it possible that you are here to discuss cooperation with Super 7?"

If Chang Haonan remembers correctly, the negotiations on the FC1/JF17 project did not make significant progress until the end of 1997, and the final agreement was signed in 1999.

"That's the case on the surface, but in fact it's certainly not the case." Lu Yuying shook his head again:

"Their visit seems to be aimless and they fully accept our arrangements. Therefore, I, as well as the comrades in aviation technology, are not sure of the other party's true intention of this visit."

Then, he spent about ten minutes telling Chang Haonan what happened when he met the Pakistani delegation for the first time yesterday at Factory 132.

Especially the slightly strange behavior of Major General Latif.

Although the latter is currently helping 601 with projects, we are all part of the aviation industry, so there is nothing that cannot be said about these things.

"Well……"

Chang Haonan touched his chin, lowered his head and fell into deep thought.

What Latif said to Lu Yuying made him very concerned.

The so-called "a fighter with development potential that is not weaker than the Mirage 2000C and preferably close to the level of the F16C" if it develops normally, it naturally refers to the Xiaolong.

But there are some other details.

There is no doubt that arms sales to Pakistan have always been an important part of China’s military industry.

But in fact, due to special historical reasons, China's choice of military equipment, especially air force equipment, has been wavering for a long time.

On the one hand, for a long time after the founding of the People's Republic of China, China relied heavily on the support provided by the United States, which led to the former forming the habit of using American system equipment.

But on the other hand, as a weapons supplier, the United States is not reliable.

Since the second India-Pakistan War in 1965, China has often been subject to Western arms embargoes.

Although this embargo is nominally aimed at both India and Pakistan, the Indian army does not rely on the West to provide equipment, so this is actually a naked deviation.

So starting in the 60s, Pakistan gradually introduced equipment made in China and France to offset risks.

However, in terms of positioning, American-made equipment is still the main force, while other equipment can only be regarded as "spare tires."

Until the end of the Cold War, the status of the Soviet Union plummeted due to the loss of the need to fight against the Soviet and Eastern camps in Central Asia.

In the early 90s, the United States directly interrupted the delivery of a total of 71 F16 fighter jets in the second and third phases of the Peace Arch Plan, seized 28 that had been produced, and did not refund the $6.85 million that Pakistan had paid.

This made some forces in the Pakistani military that were already dissatisfied finally determined to get rid of their dependence on the United States.

And General Latif is obviously a member of this group.

In fact, Shahid Latif is the person in charge of the Pakistani side of the future joint development project of fighter jets between the two countries.

But as a loose nation that is essentially a confederation of tribes, this idea is hard to come by.

In particular, the Sharif and Bhutto families can reap huge benefits from international aid and are unlikely to be willing to do so.

What’s even more troublesome is that Pakistan’s domestic intelligence agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency, was entirely organized and trained by the CIA.

They only nominally obey the leadership of Islamabad, but in fact they are part of the CIA intelligence network.

Latif's strange behavior was probably also to avoid the informant from the Inter-Services Intelligence Agency in the delegation.

In the original timeline, due to various reasons, Pakistan did not gradually get rid of Western control until the 2010s.

However, there are still rampant separatist forces in its country that are interfering with its cooperation with Eastern powers.

However, Chang Haonan knew that the situation was not irreversible.

Two years later, in 1998, General Pervez would go to Luo with his sword in hand, drive out the two major families, and become the actual controller of Pakistan.

As for the stance and tendencies of this legendary figure, it is enough to know that he is officially called "an old friend of the Chinese people."

The three years from 1998 to the September 2001 incident in 911 was a short window of time for the development of relations between the two countries.

Of course, China in its previous life failed to seize this opportunity due to national strength issues. As a result, after 2001, Pervez was pressured by the United States, which returned to the Middle East, and was forced to change the direction of its national policy.

But now, the situation is different after all.