Chapter 1022 Fourth Generation Fighter Project Approval

The United States, Pentagon.

Everyone is in a good mood. The purpose of this meeting is not to discuss the Chinese aircraft carrier, but to take this opportunity to increase the military budget for next year.

Originally, everyone thought that the military budget of 200 billion US dollars next year was a bit uncertain.

But now it seems that 200 billion US dollars is not enough. If we add more, it will take at least 300 billion US dollars!

At this time, everyone is not talking about other things, but about which warships, aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles to add.

The current situation is very good for George Walker. Behind George Walker are energy giants and military-industrial complexes. Everyone is tired of low oil prices and no orders.

Why did all the money go to Wall Street?

Why did all the money flow to the Internet, and the Internet bubble burst?

Why does the US military have to live a miserable life and can't even drive a warship out for a stroll?

Why does the US military have to be very determined when the US military is slapped in the face?

Such a hard life will never come back!

Of course, some people also admire the Chinese aircraft carrier. It has to be admitted that the Chinese aircraft carrier looks very beautiful, and compared with the Type 001 light aircraft carrier, the Type 002 aircraft carrier is a medium-sized aircraft carrier, which is much larger.

The carrier-based aircraft on the Type 002 aircraft carrier is also very beautiful.

During the seven-day National Day holiday in China, everyone discussed the Type 002 aircraft carrier very much.

Of course, the National Day news is not only about the Type 002 aircraft carrier, but also the Golden Week of tourism during the seven-day National Day holiday. All scenic spots are full and crowded.

With the development of the economy, more and more people choose to travel during holidays.

And the income of the tourism industry has also exploded year by year.

After the seven-day National Day holiday, Liu Tao went to Guifei Group.

Guifei Group, Military Aircraft Research Institute.

Now the Commercial Aircraft Research Institute and the Military Aircraft Research Institute are currently the largest research institutes in China, with a group of technical personnel.

At this time, Liu Tao held a meeting, but it was about the fourth-generation fighter project establishment meeting.

Since the first successful test flight of the US F22 ‘Raptor’ fighter in 1997, the United States has reported it extensively, announcing that the United States has mastered the technology for developing fourth-generation fighters. In the future, the United States will mass-produce F22 ‘Raptor’ fighters to ensure the air superiority of the US Air Force. This news has naturally spread to China.

However, China has only started to establish the project of the fourth-generation fighter until now.

Speaking of the fourth-generation fighter F22 ‘Raptor’ fighter in the United States, it can be traced back to November 1981, when the US Air Force formally proposed the requirement to develop a new air superiority fighter as the successor to the F-15. In September 1983, the US Air Force signed a concept research contract with 7 companies, and signed an engine verification and certification contract with Pratt \u0026 Whitney and General Electric.

In other words, it has been 20 years since the F22 ‘Raptor’ fighter was first proposed!

And now, the characteristics of the fourth-generation fighter are basically clear.

Its biggest feature is the use of the fifth-generation aircraft engine and the comprehensive application of low-detectability technology. It also has high maneuverability, advanced avionics systems, highly integrated computer networks, and excellent battlefield situation perception and information fusion capabilities.

The energy characteristics of the fourth-generation fighter can generally be summarized by 4S, namely super stealth capability, supersonic cruise capability, super maneuverability and super battlefield situation perception capability!

At present, according to the more popular generation standard, the J-11 fighter belongs to the third-generation and a half fighter, and is not yet a fourth-generation fighter.

"Now, I announce that after careful consideration by the group, Comrade Yang Wei is appointed as the chief designer of the J-20!" Liu Tao stood up and read out the appointment.

Liu Tao did not personally serve as the chief designer of the J-20, but appointed his student Yang Wei as the chief designer of the J-20.

Yang Wei is the technical director of the J-11B fighter, participated in the development of the J-11C fighter, and the technical director of the J-11D fighter.

The accumulation of these years has made Yang Wei's technology have made great progress.

Liu Tao believes that Yang Wei is qualified and capable of serving as the chief designer of the new generation of fighters.

Yang Wei was very surprised. He didn't expect that he would be appointed as the chief designer of the J-20.     Originally, he thought that Liu Tao would personally serve as the chief designer of the J-20, and he would at most serve as the deputy chief designer of the J-20.

After all, he is not yet 40 years old, and he is still too young!

Others were not surprised. Yang Wei's efforts and abilities were obvious to all.

It was normal to be appointed as the chief designer of the J-20 at this time.

Yang Wei took a deep breath, stood up, took on this heavy responsibility, and took the appointment letter from Liu Tao!

This also means that from now on, he has to focus all his energy on the J-20.

Liu Tao continued to announce other things, including the confidentiality level of the J-20 project, the technical leaders of various systems, and so on.

A brand-new fighter involves all aspects.

Avionics system, weapon system, fuselage material, aerodynamic layout, fuselage structure, etc., and if it is further refined, including the landing gear of the aircraft, there will be more!

The development of the fourth-generation fighter requires a very large design team, mobilizing a large amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

Even this development team will be very low-key in the future, and even the main personnel will not appear in any reports.

This is also to protect them from being targeted.

After the meeting, Liu Tao asked Yang Wei to come to his office.

Boil water and make tea.

"How about it, do you have the confidence to take on this important task!?" Liu Tao smiled faintly.

Yang Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Teacher, I do have confidence, but it's a bit sudden. You didn't even tell me in advance."

"I'm only 37 years old, and I'll be 38 next year. It's inevitable that I'm a little young." Yang Wei said, "I thought you would personally serve as the chief designer of the J-20, and at most appoint me as the deputy chief designer."

Liu Tao smiled faintly and said, "Now you are the director of the Military Aircraft Research Institute. You must have confidence and courage. Seniority is the most useless in our group. Ability is the most important!"

Panshan Group is not an old company even now, but still a young company.

Back then, Liu Tao was the director of Panshan Machinery Factory at the age of 24. At that time, many people around 30 were promoted to deputy directors.

Although with the passage of time, there are more and more talents, the system is more perfect, and there is a perfect promotion mechanism. Seniority will also be considered as one of the factors for promotion, but the weight is the lowest.

Only under the same circumstances will seniority stand out.

Sometimes, seniority is even a negative factor, after all, winning by seniority is not a skill.

The capable are promoted, the mediocre are demoted!

This is the principle that Liu Tao has always adhered to. If you are not capable enough, you will definitely not be promoted. You will not be promoted just because of your seniority.

Otherwise, when the time comes, the leaders who recommend you will be held accountable.

"As for me, the teacher, I naturally have more important things to do!" Liu Tao said, "I don't have the energy to serve as the chief designer of the J-20, so you have to take up this heavy responsibility."

Liu Tao has a lot of things to do now. If there is a suitable candidate to serve as the chief designer of the J-20, he will naturally not serve as the chief designer of the J-20 himself. At most, he will sometimes attend technical meetings and help solve some problems.