Chapter 795: Ring Project, Finale

When Lu Jinwen and Sui Dongxing were rushing to report the situation on the David Kingdom's side to the country.

Inside IAI's factory.

Hindustan Aeronautics senior engineer Abhinav Bhargava and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Bhadauriya walked into the assembly shop surrounded by several senior IAI leaders——

Although the Air Force's performance in the Kargil conflict in the first half of the year was a disastrous defeat, thanks to the more abstract performance of the Pakistan Army, from the perspective of the entire war, the Indian side still achieved victory.

You know, Indians can have a happy funeral even if they lose, let alone if they actually win.

Therefore, in the final discussion of merit and rewards, the Air Force, which had no merit but hard work, still got some soup.

At that time, Badauria, who agreed with Chief of Staff Admiral Klimpa's early warning aircraft plan and finally proposed to purchase the Falcon system from the Kingdom of David, naturally became the former's deputy.

Although in terms of level, the Chief of Staff of the Western Air Force Command and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force are the same, even the offices of these two places are only less than 50 kilometers apart.

But obviously the latter is more valuable.

As a condition for being transferred to the core circle of New Delhi, the first task Bhadauriya received after taking office was to be responsible for the entire early warning aircraft procurement plan.

An absolute hot potato.

If he fails to balance the interests of all parties involved, he may have to be replaced before he can even get a chance to sit in his position as deputy chief of staff.

Even if the balance is correct, if something goes wrong in the future, he, as the executor, will most likely be thrown out as a scapegoat.

But at this point, he really had no choice.

Dr. Bhargava was the technical deputy director of the previous HS748AEW&C early warning aircraft project.

Since the technical director died in the crash of the HS748 prototype, he could only take the responsibility to examine the adaptability of the Falcon system and the IL-76 platform.

After adapting to the slightly dim environment in the workshop, the first thing Bhargava and Bhadauliya saw was naturally the IL-76TD transport aircraft that even had a radar bracket installed.

Looking at the huge machine in front of him, Dr. Bhargava showed a little envy in his eyes.

Compared with the HS20, which has a take-off weight of only more than 748 tons and can only be used as a dojo in a snail shell, the IL-76 can obviously provide engineers with more room to display.

At least there is no need to worry about the radome completely blocking the vertical tail, causing the aircraft's directional stability to be almost completely lost.

However, Bhargava did not seem to take into account that the reason why Stan Airlines chose HS748 was obviously not because it did not want a larger platform.

But there is really no ability to structurally modify a 200-ton large aircraft...

"Has the design plan for this aircraft been finalized?"

Next to him, Bhadauliya didn't care about the doctor's emo, but was directly concerned about the most important issue.

"of course."

Moore McCoy, the head of IAI who was in charge of the reception, immediately replied:

"The entire plan itself was designed by the Beriev Group with reference to the A50 early warning aircraft. It is considered a very mature plan. However, the airborne equipment was replaced with the EL/W-2090 radar developed by Elta Company, and the operating terminal and command system were also modified. Upgrade accordingly.”

He pointed to a set of phased array antennas placed on the other side of the workshop, and then continued to add:

"Except for being slightly smaller in size, the technical solution of the phased array antenna is exactly the same as that of the Falcon early warning aircraft. However, according to the design plan, we will arrange three sides in a triangle in the radome, so there will be no detection dead spots."

Lieutenant General Bhadauliya walked over quickly and took a closer look at the already packaged antenna.

Of course it is impossible to see anything with the naked eye, but in any case, it is definitely much better than the industrial waste produced by Bharat Electronics Co., Ltd.

……

A week later, Chang Haonan returned to the capital after his work in Shengjing came to an end.

Just like in the past, after getting off the plane and packing up briefly, the first thing I did was to go straight to the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense to report on my work.

Speaking of which, he had not been there for several months after the Aerodynamic Group was officially established.

Thinking about it, I still feel a little nostalgic.

When Chang Haonan arrived at the Science and Technology Commission, Ding Gaoheng was already waiting for him in the office as usual.

"Director Ding."

Chang Haonan knocked on the door and entered the house.

However, Ding Gaoheng did not start talking about business right away, but smiled and joked:

"I heard that last month, Xiao Chang, you won a victory in the public opinion circle?"

With that said, he motioned to Chang Haonan to find a place to sit.

The incident of using public opinion to counterattack the Nancheng Daily was a bit long ago now, and to be honest at that time, it was just a matter of convenience.

Therefore, Chang Haonan was stunned for a moment before he realized what Ding Gaoheng was referring to.

"Hey...it's just a coincidence."

He waved his hand:

"Originally, I'm actually a very easy-going person. Normally I wouldn't be prepared to do anything like this, but the Nancheng News gang had to take action."

Speaking of this, Chang Haonan made a heartbroken look:

"They criticized our Torch Laboratory for wasting scientific research resources, but my paper was published in the journal just a week later. There was no other way. I could only reluctantly target them... "

Ding Gaoheng did not speak directly after hearing this.

He just looked at Chang Haonan, who looked harmless, with an expression of "I believe you just saw a ghost."

However, he had long been dissatisfied with the people in the Nancheng Newspaper, but he just went out and cursed because of his poor status.

This time someone was able to vent his anger and make the other party feel weak. Ding Gaoheng was happy before it was too late.

I mentioned this just now just to have some fun.

Now that the fun is over, it’s natural to get back to the topic.

So, he regained his serious expression:

"Is the situation in Shengjing going well?"

"all the best."

Chang Haonan also calmed down his expression:

"The test flight of the J-11B, and of course the final stage of testing before the design of the Turbofan 10 is finalized, are all proceeding according to the schedule. We have currently frozen the technical plan for the Turbofan 10A. Unless any particularly important problems are discovered, we will Carry out small-batch mass production according to the current technical status, and then transfer to formal mass production after the production is finalized.”

"As for some new technologies that have only recently been completed or are still in the process of development, they will be reflected in the future improved turbofan 10C."

One generation for mass production, one generation for R&D, and one generation for planning.

This is a standard set by many projects to ensure fast enough iteration speed.

Although this principle is widely known as a military industry slogan, in fact, the iteration speed of most military products does not meet this requirement.

At least in the late 90s this would not be enough.

However, under the leadership of Chang Haonan, Hangfa has indeed achieved it.

For example, we are now mass-producing the WP-14, developing the WS-10A/B, and planning a deeply improved version of the WS-10.

"very good."

Ding Gaoheng nodded with satisfaction.

In his impression, the news that Chang Haonan brought back seemed to be like this every time.

Slightly boring and smooth.

Of course, he would rather stay like this forever.

"Is there anything else you need help from the organization?"

With such a subordinate, Ding Gaoheng's duty is to be a good nanny.

"It really does."

Chang Haonan was not polite:

"According to the plan, one of the main weapons of the J-11B will be the PL-13, which is an air-to-ground dual-purpose missile using the R33 missile body and replaced with our own active and passive composite seeker. However, if we want to test The ultimate performance of this missile requires the assistance of an early warning aircraft to at least provide the carrier aircraft with a rough target location. "

Moreover, testing the air-to-air anti-radiation function also requires a real early warning aircraft as a target drone (unmanned target drones cannot provide sufficient signal strength).

Of course, it is impossible to actually shoot it down, but to make sure that the seeker is working properly before letting the missile self-destruct.

However, this matter still sounded a bit risky, so Chang Haonan did not dare to talk to Ding Gaoheng for the time being.

I'm afraid of scaring old comrades.

"Therefore, it is best to speed up the research and development progress of the Air Police 200."

Chang Haonan said.

To speed up research and development, just shouting a few words is definitely useless.

So, this is actually asking for money tactfully.

"The test flight of the Air Police 200 went smoothly, and a large amount of new funds will be injected next year, so the progress should be very fast."

Ding Gaoheng naturally understood what Chang Haonan meant.

Fortunately, the Science and Industry Committee has now formed a virtuous cycle, allowing superiors to fully appreciate the terrifying profit rate of return in the high-tech industry, so the funding has been much looser than in previous years.

However, immediately afterwards, Ding Gaoheng's face suddenly darkened:

"Speaking of early warning aircraft, Xiao Chang."

He opened the drawer and took out an envelope:

"There are several photos here, which were sent back from Jaffa by the comrades in charge of the ring project."

After saying that, he pushed the envelope in front of Chang Haonan.

In fact, as a reborn person, Chang Haonan could probably guess what happened even without looking at the photos.

After pulling out the photo, it was exactly as he expected.

That typical South Asian skin tone, and the iconic turban one of them is wearing.

Not bad.

"It seems that the Kingdom of David is determined to sell the results of the Ring Project to others?"

In front of Ding Gaoheng, he still had to show a little shock.

"Ah."

Ding Gaoheng replied:

"Not only that, our technical staff stationed at IAI were even rudely searched by the IDF. These photos were all brought out through special means..."

"..."

In the next ten minutes, Ding Gaoheng told Chang Haonan what Lu Jinwen and Sui Dongxing had experienced that day.

"grass……"

Chang Haonan had only known the general direction of the ring project before and was not aware of these details.

Now that I heard it for the first time, I felt like I was getting angry.

After all, since his rebirth, he has rarely encountered such a heart-wrenching thing.

"So...what did IAI say?"

As he asked, he was thinking about whether there was any way to get revenge without spending too much money.

"These photos are still lethal."

Ding Gaoheng replied:

"If we announce it, I'm afraid they won't be able to do business with the Indians, so the preliminary plan reached so far is to take a step back."

"IAI will refund the US$2.5 million we have paid for the goods, pay the final payment for the aircraft and design plan to the Beriev Group on our behalf, and then compensate us for 15% of the purchase price paid by India. In exchange, We will no longer hold Circle Engineering responsible for breach of contract and will not make these photos public.”

At this time in 99, India was still under sanctions for its previous nuclear tests.

Although there was no real impact, everyone tacitly agreed on what to do almost at the same time.

But at least the arms trade, such as the J-7F delivered by China to the Pakistani army and the advance payment of the Su-30MKI by India to the Irkutsk manufacturing plant, has been carried out secretly with tacit understanding.

At this juncture, if news leaks out that IAI has sold strategic weapons such as early warning aircraft with great fanfare, the impact will be quite bad.

The Davidic Kingdom may not be afraid of these public opinions, but the Indians are likely to give up purchasing or switch to other companies because of this.

This is unacceptable to IAI, which is eager to withdraw funds.

Chang Haonan thought for a moment.

Judging from the conditions alone, the US$2.5 million can be recovered, and there is also a 15% payment that is essentially equivalent to liquidated damages.

Probably around 5000 million US dollars.

Compared to the previous life, it’s not a loss.

However, since the relationship has been forged, it is naturally impossible to just let it go.

But then again, after all, the Kingdom of David has a good man to support it. If it really causes trouble in the open, China really doesn't have too many bargaining chips.

Therefore, it is best to find a way to make the opponent suffer a hidden loss.

Just like it was done in the Balkans.

And if you count the time...

Maybe we can do something in the Nanli area...