Chapter 889 Pressure from across the ocean

For a project like this that involves the participation of multiple parties, even if there is a very special relationship between the companies, there is bound to be some wrangling before it can officially begin.

But with Dassault's instigation, the relevant news, or rumors, were soon deliberately "leaked" to the Chinese side.

After all, it's cooperation.

If one party has feelings, the other party must also be interested.

So, after Chang Haonan returned to Beijing, before he even had time to find Academician Hou Xun and Huo Penghua to discuss the feasibility of the "optical beamforming network" concept, he was told about this matter during a routine work report to Ding Gaoheng.

"Forward-looking terrain mapping and automatic obstacle avoidance system..."

"All-weather ground topography observation and target marking system..."

"Diffractive head-up display system..."

"..."

"17 new optional sensors to ensure normal takeoff and landing and flight of aircraft in adverse weather conditions with minimum to zero visibility..."

Chang Haonan was a little confused by the content of this document:

"It sounds like Dassault is not going to design a business jet, but a tactical bomber..."

Some passenger planes or transport aircraft do have the need to operate in adverse weather conditions, but generally speaking, the altitude at which such aircraft fly normally will not involve weather phenomena such as rain, snow, fog, and there will be no obstacles.

Therefore, we only need to consider the take-off and landing processes with relatively low speeds.

The solution is relatively simple. For example, the NH90 and some models of the Il-76 will have a multi-channel infrared/visible light camera installed under the nose to allow the pilot to observe the basic conditions of the runway.

The equipment Dassault has installed on its business jet is so comprehensive that it can support the aircraft in low-altitude flight at night or observe ground conditions at an altitude of several thousand meters.

It has the same function as the Su-34 next door.

And because it is implemented in the form of an external pod, the field of view is even better than the fixed-field Platan system on the Su-34...

And when he turned the page and saw a more detailed introduction, he couldn't hold it in any longer:

"Isn't this T... just a Damocles targeting pod?"

Almost burst out with swear words.

"And a low-altitude navigation pod?"

"I didn't even know the French had such a model..."

"Well... allowing the aircraft to fly at low altitudes below 100 meters and in low visibility conditions is really too official..."

Obviously, when it comes to shamelessness, Chang Haonan is still inexperienced and has a lot to learn.

Ding Gaoheng nodded:

"The business jet was originally just a cover-up... The French probably want to maintain deeper cooperation with us on the Rafale project, so they use these things as bait... as bargaining chips."

After all, he is two of the five respectable men.

There are some things that, even if the whole world knows what happened, you still have to save face.

If this level of military and technological cooperation between a NATO country and China were to be made completely public, it would be a slap in the face to the NATO leader.

You can't even turn a blind eye.

Giving the other party a way out at this time will benefit everyone——

China is now a WTO country, so there is nothing wrong with us engaging in civilian technology cooperation based on the spirit of globalization, right?

……

"You capitalists are the ones who know how to play..."

After a long time, Chang Haonan put the materials back on Ding Gaoheng's desk and sighed in a tone of inferiority.

This sigh is not only about the invitation for cooperation in front of us.

It is also some memories before rebirth.

It is hard to imagine that France and Germany, which were committed to achieving European integration in the 90s and openly opposed the Iraq War in 2003, fell into decline at lightning speed in just the next 20 years and almost completely lost their autonomy.

The "European alliance to contain the United States" that many countries, including China, had placed their hopes on naturally came to nothing.

In this life, although the euro exchange rate is much stronger, at least compared to the US dollar it has never fallen below the 1.0 mark, but we obviously cannot let our guard down because of this.

We must pay equal attention to independence and self-reliance as well as external cooperation, and we must do both well.

Only then can you be truly invincible.

"finish watching?"

Ding Gaoheng raised his head and looked at Chang Haonan:

"Tell me what you think..."

In this case, you must express your position first.

Therefore, Chang Haonan immediately replied:

"We fully support the decision of our superiors!"

Ding Gaoheng smiled lightly and tapped the table with two fingers:

"In this collaboration, you have always been the main characters."

“So, whether to further deepen it depends on your attitude.”

This requires seeking opinions.

Chang Haonan stopped beating around the bush:

"The other party's conditions... are still attractive, especially the day and night laser targeting pod, which happens to be a technology that is in short supply in our equipment system. Relying solely on TV guidance and radar-guided ammunition is not a long-term solution."

"So if their demands are not too excessive, I would still prefer to continue cooperating."

On this timeline, China did not introduce the Su-30MKK and Su-30MKK2 models, and did not come into contact with the Russian-made "Peregrine E" laser targeting pod.

Although some KAB500L/KAB1500L were imported for testing, the target aiming part can only be completed by the laser target designator of the ground reconnaissance unit.

Not only is it not flexible enough, but it is also difficult to provide instructions to targets far away from the front line or even behind enemy lines.

Therefore, the two TV-guided weapons, KAB500KR and KAB1500KR, are currently the absolute majority of guided munitions.

After the bus interface is opened, it can be directly mounted on the JH-7A.

And having said that, even if you can get the Peregrine E, its performance is really average.

Later, even the Russian army itself introduced the French Damocles pod.

The exported Su-30 series almost makes it a standard feature.

From this perspective, it can be said that they have reached the same goal through different paths...

"As for the detailed conditions, I guess they haven't come up with a conclusion yet."

Ding Gaoheng shook his head helplessly:

"The information they have revealed so far is that they hope to send more technicians to directly participate in the upgrade of the M88 engine."

"If that's all, then it's easy to say."

Chang Haonan agreed almost without hesitation:

"The improvement and improvement of M88 is in the charge of Liu Yongquan, deputy chief designer of WS-10."

"Comrade Yongquan's ability... just happens to be everywhere, allowing the French to see some new things, but not too much... just consider it as a training exercise for him."

This description made Ding Gaoheng smile:

"Then this matter is approved in principle."

"Things change. I never thought that one day we would be able to guide foreigners in engine design..."

He said as he picked up a pen and wrote something in his notebook.

Originally, today's topic should have ended here.

But when Chang Haonan was about to get up, he suddenly remembered something else.

So he sat back down:

"Director Ding, I remember last October, Director Luan Wenjie said there was a marine resources satellite project. After the hardware development phase is completed, it will need to adapt to new onboard data processing algorithms."

"But half a year has passed, and he seems to have never contacted me?"

"You mean Ocean One?"

Ding Gaoheng put down his pen, and his expression of joy just now darkened slightly:

“The hardware development process encountered some resistance. Several hydrological sensors needed to be ordered from the United States and Canada, but they were cancelled for various reasons.”

"At present, only the 10-color ocean color scanner can be domestically produced in a short period of time. There is no domestic alternative for the others. Therefore, the Fifth Academy of Aerospace is trying to find other suppliers, which has delayed some time."

Obviously, the "various reasons" here are just excuses.

The real reason must be that someone is interfering.

"Ocean surveillance satellites are indeed too sensitive."

After a brief pause, Ding Gaoheng leaned back on his chair and continued:

"The Americans have been fighting the Soviets on this for decades, and it's hard to hide it from them easily."

Naturally, a single Ocean One could not pose any huge threat.

But if we regard it as the starting point of China's marine monitoring system, then the other party's vigilance is not difficult to understand.

"It seems that our old friend's son is not very friendly to us..."

There was a hint of joking in Chang Haonan's tone, but you didn't sound too stressed.

After all, he has experienced all these scenarios.

Moreover, in this life, because China's own level of development has improved and the EU's ability to constrain has become stronger, the Americans' actions have been much more restrained.

"No way, we are strategic rivals."

Perhaps influenced by Chang Haonan's attitude, Ding Gaoheng also relaxed a lot:

"This year... Actually, since the second half of last year, the other side has been very active. Not only in the field of science and technology, but also in agriculture and finance, which are our traditional weak areas. We have suffered some losses."

“It’s within expectations.”

Chang Haonan rubbed his forehead gently and replied:

"Joining the WTO itself is a combination of opportunities and challenges. If we took all the benefits, we probably wouldn't have joined from the beginning."

"That's true..."

Ding Gaoheng nodded, agreeing with Chang Haonan's opinion:

"In addition, since last month, the frequency of US reconnaissance aircraft probing our surrounding areas has been increasing. Fortunately, the navy and air force responded appropriately and handled everything properly..."

Hearing this, Chang Haonan suddenly turned his head and looked at the calendar on the wall.

2001 3 Month 29 Day.

In fact, considering that the equipment level of the People's Army Air Force is completely different from that in 2001, it is not certain that anything will really happen.

However, his mood was still quite complicated.

On the one hand, it is inevitable to be a little worried.

On the other hand, I am somewhat relieved.

The appropriate pressure from the other side of the Pacific Ocean shows that the timeline is not completely out of control...